Water pollution in China is a serious and systemic problem, lacking effective control mechanisms The 60-year-old man, surnamed Chen, faces an awkward situation. He lives by the Huaihe River, a major river in central C...Water pollution in China is a serious and systemic problem, lacking effective control mechanisms The 60-year-old man, surnamed Chen, faces an awkward situation. He lives by the Huaihe River, a major river in central China, but two or three times a month he has to fetch water for washing clothes and cooking from a place miles away. The reason is simple: the Huaihe River,展开更多
Up to 1,000 guesthouses and restaurants adjacent to Dali’s Erhai Lake have all put up closure signs.The once-bubbly town of Shuanglang is now devoid of tourists,but full of workers laying sewage pipes.It’s a bitters...Up to 1,000 guesthouses and restaurants adjacent to Dali’s Erhai Lake have all put up closure signs.The once-bubbly town of Shuanglang is now devoid of tourists,but full of workers laying sewage pipes.It’s a bittersweet victory for those who have long decried the tourist-led gentrification of this idyllic Yunnan community.展开更多
文摘Water pollution in China is a serious and systemic problem, lacking effective control mechanisms The 60-year-old man, surnamed Chen, faces an awkward situation. He lives by the Huaihe River, a major river in central China, but two or three times a month he has to fetch water for washing clothes and cooking from a place miles away. The reason is simple: the Huaihe River,
文摘Up to 1,000 guesthouses and restaurants adjacent to Dali’s Erhai Lake have all put up closure signs.The once-bubbly town of Shuanglang is now devoid of tourists,but full of workers laying sewage pipes.It’s a bittersweet victory for those who have long decried the tourist-led gentrification of this idyllic Yunnan community.
