Early in the morning, Shen Wei arrived at the Gehu Lake, upstream of the Taihu Lake in east China's Jiangsu province, with a toolbox, to conduct routine water quality and aquatic organism monitoring. Meanwhile, Shen's colleagues were sampling water from the lake with a water collector for the monitoring of planktonic algae.
Tourists enjoy a countryside tour to Zhenhai district, Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang province, Dec. 27, 2023.
Photo shows egrets flying on the Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian province. (Photo/Huang Shaoyi) The tide was rising in the Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian province.
The ocean, the planet's largest carbon sink, with its boundless beauty and generosity, gifts humanity with invaluable treasures and life-sustaining resources. However, the devastating impact of pollution continues to tarnish its splendor, endangering its vitality and the many ecosystems it supports.
