Flower terraces at Kangjinyan village, central China
Xinhua | 2016-09-25 17:04:14 | Editor: Tian Shaohui
Photo taken on Sept. 25, 2016 shows flower terraces at Kangjinyan village in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Wu Yongbing)
People have fun in sunflower field, SE China
Xinhua | 2016-09-27 08:28:48 | Editor: Tian Shaohui
A young lady takes pictures in a sunflower field in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 26, 2016. (Xinhua/Song Weiwei)
Local residents have fun in a sunflower field in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 26, 2016. (Xinhua/Song Weiwei)
Picturesque Chongli bursts into autumn colors
By Zhang Yu (chinadaily.com.cn)Updated: 2016-09-30 15:43
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Red maple leaves punctuate the scene amid white birches in Chongli district, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province, on Sept 29, 2016. [Photo by Liu Ping and Shi Jiasheng/ provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
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White birches fill the landscape in Chongli district, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province, on Sept 29, 2016. The city shot to fame after its winning bid to co-host the 2020 Winter Olympic Games with Beijing. White birches and rime, contrasted with greenery, present a stunning picture of autumn. [Photo by Liu Ping and Shi Jiasheng/ provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
State Council adds 240 new national ecological function zones
Updated: Sep 28,2016 1:39 PM english.gov.cn
A circular issued by the State Council on Sept 28 adds 240 county-level regions across China to the nation’s major ecological function zones.
Efforts should be made to strengthen protection and restoration in the ecological function zones during the industrialization and urbanization process, the State Council said.
In addition to financial support, the system of negative list for industry access will be set up, and regular inspections will be carried out in the major national ecological function zones, according to the State Council.
The major national ecological function zones are defined as regions that are significant to ecological security in water and soil conservation, the prevention of wind erosion, and protection of biological diversity.
Submitted by the National Development and Reform Commission to the State Council, the newly added national ecological function zones are: 22 regions of Hebei province, eight in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, four in Liaoning province, two in Jilin province, 11 in Zhejiang province, nine in Anhui province, nine in Fujian province, 17 in Jiangxi province, 13 in Shandong province, eight in Henan province, two in Hubei province, 19 in Hunan province, 10 in Guangdong province, 11 in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, 14 in Sichuan province, 16 in Guizhou province, 21 in Yunnan province, 22 in Tibet autonomous region, three in Shaanxi province, 17 in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, and two in the Xinjiang production and construction corps.
RARE EARLY SNOWFALL IN SEPTEMBER, HEILONGJIANG
A TELLING SIGN OF A COLDER WINTER THIS YEAR
黑龙江九月罕见降雪 今冬或更冷
[ 责任编辑: 黄童欣] 来源:光明网综合 2016-09-29 14:06
当天,二浪河风景区银装素裹。前一天下了一天的小雨,晚间,小雨变成了小雪。第二天一大早,美丽的雪淞出现了。据当地工作人员介绍,9月份从未出现过这样的景象。
(google translation) On the same day, two wave scenic spot of snow. The day before the next day's light rain, evening, light rain became snow. The next morning, the beautiful snow song appeared. According to local staff, in September has never been such a scene.
中国气象局国家气候中心指出,赤道中东太平洋已于8月进入拉尼娜状态,对我国气候的影响之一就是冬季可能会更冷
(google translation) China Meteorological Administration, said the National Climate Center, the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean in August into La Nina state, one of the effects of climate in China may be colder in winter
据了解,近日,黑龙江大部分地区出现降水,省会哈尔滨最低气温达到2度。
(google translation) It is understood that recently, most parts of Heilongjiang precipitation, the provincial capital of Harbin minimum temperature reached 2 degrees only.