Black smelly river clear, shore to add a small garden

The river, which was originally milky in color, has become clear. To the surprise of the surrounding residents, the bank has now become a small garden -- lawn, greenway, shrubs, which has become a good place for the surrounding residents to exercise and relax. Qingjiang River in Gulou District recently changed its face. After renovation, not only the water quality of the river has improved, but also the landscape along the shore has been improved. This year is the key year of Nanjing black and smelly river regulation, the city water department introduced, river regulation will be combined with the improvement of shoreline environment synchronous development, with the transformation of black and smelly river, there will be 29 small parks and gardens along the river.

"It's so much easier to walk across the street and wait at the traffic lights." Li aunt lives after the standard camp No. 50 community, recently, she walks every day, buy food after the king road street Ming royal river Wulong bridge road entrance changed, the northeast corner of the intersection, a vibrant street small park quietly appeared, make this street appearance level have been promoted. "It used to be a vegetable market with small shops next to it. The smoke was very heavy and there were often piles of garbage and vegetable leaves. The environment was very poor." In the past, she said, there were bicycle stalls along the Mingyu River, and the ground was covered with black grease. She's lived here for more than 20 years, and it's the neatest and prettiest it's ever been. The wet market is gone, and in its place is this little street park, which is refreshing.

Despite the cold weather yesterday, but located in the south of the city near Qili Street in the Qingshui Pond Park, or attracted a lot of fitness walk citizens. Lakeside footpath, pro level platform, many citizens in a brisk walk, exercise. "Where was this before? Not only is the water not clean, there is no such place. Now with the lawns and the walking trails and the terraces, we'd love to come here sooner or later." Said the resident who works out here. In the second half of last year, the clean water pond started to clean up, cut off pollution, dredging, using biological treatment to make the water quality from black and bad five to four. At the same time there are changes in the surrounding environment, the water clear bank green new pond appeared in front of the public.

If you have recently passed near the Yixian Bridge on Longpan Middle Road, you will have noticed that the bridge is walled off. As you continue south, the landscape along the shore is changing -- the narrow, overgrown riverbank is transformed. Along the inner Qinhuai River, Qinhuai District is transforming the landscape along the line, not only to dress it up, but also to dig out the historical and cultural deposits of the Qinhuai River. In addition to improving the greenery, some relief will be set up to make it a new scenic spot in Nanjing.

These are just the city through the development of river regulation, the overall improvement of shoreline landscape microcosm. City water Bureau water environment Department concerned person introduced, Nanjing to eliminate the built-up area before the end of this year black smelly water, in addition to according to a river one policy regulation river, also put forward a higher goal of water green bank. Combined with river regulation, the city will comprehensively carry out environmental regulation along the river, remove the illegal construction along the river, give way to the river blue line and so on. In terms of landscape construction, water-friendly walkways should be built if they can be water-friendly. For some environmental improvement areas along the river, parks and green landscape should be built if conditions permit through demolition and relocation. It is reported that, in addition to some rivers such as the Qinhuai River to create the overall landscape along the river, this year the city will also be in regulation of black smelly river along the construction of 29 street parks, so that the river clear, so that the river banks become beautiful, so that Nanjing really become a beautiful city of water.

Source: A2 Nanjing Daily, Feb 22, 2017