Massive restoration project

According to Li Dawei, Section Chief of the Baicheng City Government Information Office, restoration dates back to June 2013 when the provincity government launched a massive $830 million water management project to link up rivers, lakes and all the major water conservancy operations in a network of canals. This surplus water flooded into the wetlands, which had dried up after years of drought in the region. The project covers 10 cities and counties.

The latest environmental efforts in Baicheng has seen vast wetlands in the Momoge National Nature Reserve (144,000 hectares) and Xianghai International Nature Reserve (106,700 hectares) restored to their former glory after up to 90 per-