Hechi strikes balance between development and environment

Hechi city of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region was once known as the "city of non-ferrous metal" due to its flourishing metals industry.

As environmental protection became a priority of the autonomous region, the Hechi government implemented strict control regulations on non-ferrous metal processing factories, closing 96 factories that didn't meet with environmentally friendly standards.

Non-ferrous metal processing factories were forced to close due to environmentally polluting operating standards. [Photo by Lu Bo'an/Xinhua]

Thanks to the proactive measures, Hechi experienced 347 days of good air in 2016, according to the city's environmental protection bureau.

A clear crystal river now flows through Banliutun, a village in the Huanjiang Maonan autonomous county in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, as a result of government environmental standards of industry. [Photo by Lu Bo'an/Xinhua]

Banliutun, a once heavily polluted village in Huanjiang, is now covered by greenery. [Photo by Lu Bo'an/Xinhua]

Daren Industrial Park, a new ecological circular economic industrial park in Hechi focusing on non-ferrous metals, metallurgy, chemical engineering and building materials, has been planned for the autonomous region with a total area of 25 square kilometers, fully in line with the rigorous government standards.

Daren Industrial Park is located in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo by Lu Bo'an/Xinhua]