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Zhejiang wins UN's top environmental honor

By Ma Chi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-09-27 14:05

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A bird's-eye view of Anji county, Huzhou city, Zhejiang province, where President Xi Jinping proposed a new development method. HUANG ZONGZHI/XINHUA

Zhejiang is one of the richest and most developed provinces in China. It ranked fourth among provinces for economic development in 2017. Yet this rapid industrial development came at a cost.

Watercourses are damaged and river banks collapsed. Domestic and industrial wastewater discharged into water canals turned the clear waters black.

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