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Huang Yi, Party chief of Qingping Township, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, has received countless calls asking the whereabouts of fireworms.
In recent years, many parents have brought their children to visit Jiuding Mountain in the township, to view fireworms, which were almost extinct in the mountain due to mining activities.
Jiuding Mountain, one of China's four phosphorite mining bases, has a reserve of 170 million tonnes.
Huang said that phosphorite industries once accounted for 43 percent of local industrial revenue and could provide 30,000 jobs. But the mines and construction projects have taken a toll on the environment.
Last year, all the mines on the mountain were closed. A team of environmental police cooperated with river chiefs to patrol day and night.
As China observes the 49th Earth Day, Sichuan Province is seeing environmental improvements.
In Xingfu Village in Sichuan's Qingchuan County, the transformation of the local fishing industry in recent years has also highlighted the government's efforts to put more focus of protecting the environment.
In 1996, locals were forced to relocate after the construction of the White Dragon Lake reservoir inundated their land. With less land to grow crops, villagers in Xingfu began to raise fish in the reservoir.
While the fishing industry grew, the water quality in the lake plummeted, threatening the safety of drinking water.
The deteriorating water quality also threatened the fishing business, with fish yield decreasing and costs rising significantly.
In 2014, the local government banned the fishing industry, and helped local farmers to move into the tourism industry.
After several years of protection, the lake's water quality has greatly improved, according to the county government. The area near White Dragon Lake has become a popular tourist destination.
Originally published on
www.xinhuanet.com in April,2018
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