Xinjiang community opens environment protection knowledge lectures

( chinadaily.com.cn )

Updated: 2015-01-12

Xinyuan community in the Toutunhe district, in the city of Urumqi, in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region opened environment protection knowledge lectures on Dec 22, 2014, with more than 50 residents attending the class.

During the class, the lecturer taught the residents ways to protect the environment in daily life, for example, how to select vegetables and fruits that have less pesticide residue, and how to identify the meat containing many hormones. The lecturer also explained the reasons why people need to recycle batteries and introduced skills of saving energy with daily use.

The lecturer also communicated with the participants and presented prizes to those who answered the questions about environmental protection.

By Li Xiaoxu and edited by Nicole Fortin