Suzhou lake sets new water standards
By Xu Taotao and Wang Zhenghua in Suzhou, Jiangsu | China Daily | Updated: 2013-04-02 07:45
The ecological park at East Taihu Lake in Suzhou attracts residents on Sunday. The park will have a variety of facilities, including special bicycle paths, when it officially opens on May 1. Pu Jianming / for China Daily |
While most environmental bureau chiefs shied away from public calls to swim in polluted rivers, Suzhou water resources official Zhao Ruilong said he was glad to swim in a lake he has been taking care of for years.
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