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CGTN: China boosts ecological protection of 'roof of the world'
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n CGTN: China boosts ecological protection of 'roof of the world'\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n BEIJING\n \n ,\n \n June 10, 2021\n \n /CNW/ -- Behind its spectacular landscape and great harmony between man and nature,\n \n China's\n \n \n Qinghai Lake\n \n , in the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, tells a real-life story about\n \n China's\n \n unremitting efforts to enhance ecological protection of the \"roof of the world.\"\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"Ecology is our resource, wealth and treasure,\" Chinese President Xi Jinping said while inspecting the lake during his recent inspection tour of northwest\n \n China's\n \n \n Qinghai Province\n \n .\n \n \n Wrapping his inspection on Wednesday, President Xi stressed the need to always put the people first and advance reform and opening-up to promote ecological conservation and high-quality development on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.\n \n \n \n Benefiting man and nature\n \n \n \n Reiterating that \"lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets,\" President Xi said preserving Qinghai's environment is one of the country's top priorities and called for the effective protection of the ecology of the world's \"third pole.\"\n \n \n In 2008,\n \n Qinghai Province\n \n launched a 10-year plan on the ecological environment protection and comprehensive management of the Qinghai Lake Basin with a total investment of\n \n 1.57 billion yuan\n \n (\n \n $226 million\n \n ).\n \n \n A total of 800 hectares of wetland had been restored by 2018, with the number of bird species in the lake region increasing from 164 in 1996 to 225 today. The water level of Qinghai Lake also rose by 3.27 meters in 15 years.\n \n \n The scenic area of Qinghai Lake, dubbed the \"most beautiful lake in\n \n China\n \n ,\" received 4.42 million visitors amid pandemic last year, with an annual tourism revenue of\n \n 265 million yuan\n \n (\n \n $41.5 million\n \n ), according to local administration.\n \n \n Still, efforts have been made to find a balance between pr...