Green Asian Games powered by clean energy

"The green power deal of the Games has now reached 220 million kilowatt-hours, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 115,400 tons," said Chen Rong, director of the venue construction and management department of the 19th Asian Games Organising Committee.

Green electricity refers to photovoltaic electric energy transmitted through ultra-high voltage lines from China's western regions such as the Qaidam Basin in Qinghai province, Jiayu Pass in Gansu province, and the Loess Plateau in Shaanxi province to East China's Zhejiang province.

Except for the energy saving, the recycling of materials and environmental protection were prioritized throughout the whole process of the preparation for the Games.

Since 2018, Zhejiang has built a landscape green belt along with the Asian Games Village, Qianjiang Century City, Xiaoshan District, and has carried out voluntary tree planting activities and has jointly constructed the Asian Games forests.

Over the past four years, more than 200 mu and more than 10,000 trees have been planted here.

Besides, as the only new Asian Games venue group in Hangzhou's main urban area, Hangzhou Gongshu Canal Sports Park is a large-scale comprehensive urban park integrating leisure green space, sports venues and commercial blocks.