Shanghai Turns Dump Into Ecological Area
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 8:41
Recycling scrap materials, and turning them into something of value seem to be something that China can do with just about anything.
Including a wetland that used to be a scrap yard.
The Shanghai Daily report We have successfully turned the dump into an ecological area provides the good news:
REEDS swaying in the breeze, egrets picking their way about mudflats, seagulls dive-bombing for a fish and marsh critters just going about their business. This tranquil scene is just within an hour’s ride from frenetic downtown Shanghai.
Amazing proximity.
Even more amazing is the fact that three years ago, vast heaps of steel slag and junk were encroaching, the water was murky, the air was foul. These 50 hectares of natural wetland ?? far smaller than the vast original ?? and their native inhabitants could easily have been wiped out by reckless industrialization.
Anyone interested in taking a trip? It’s only an hour away!
