The government of Beilun District, where Housuo is located, on several occasions ordered the company to overhaul its waste treatment system to meet environmental protection standards. The company did little.
It was eventually shut down last year, after the villagers went to Hangzhou, the seat of the provincial capital to protest against the pollution.
"We can resume our comfortable life now," Wo said.
The story of Wo's village illustrates the increasing awareness of environmental protection among citizens and their efforts for clean air and water.
A report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) last month emphasized the importance of ecological progress and advocated the building of a "beautiful China" in the country's development plan.
Beilun, which neighbors the East China Sea, has a large port and a lot of heavy polluting industries.
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