Yunnan's water resources under full protection

5. Qilu Lake

The Qilu lake is the main water body of people’s daily life and socio-economic development in Tonghai county, central Yunnan’s Yuxi city. Qilu’s water quality is set to reach the national standards.

6. Chenghai

Chenghai, located in Yongsheng county, north west Yunnan’s Lijiang city, is the world's largest spirulina aquaculture production base. After targeted protection and treatment, Chenghai's water quality stands at Class IV in 2020.

7. Lugu Lake

Lugu is a famed scenic area featuring plateau lake natural scenery and unique Mosuo matriarchal ethnic culture. Due to effective protection and management, the water quality of the Lugu lake stood at Class I in 2020.

8. Yilong Lake

Yilong is one of the five major lakes in Yunnan and is surrounded by numerous scenic spots. During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, the Yilong lake authority has improved the water quality of Yilong lake through the implementation of the Yilong lake Protection and Management Project. In 2018, Yilong lake successfully got rid of the poor Class V water quality.

With the gradual improvement of the water quality of Yilong and the continuous improvement of the infrastructure, Yilong lake National Wetland Park has become the most popular attraction in Shiping county. Besides, the Yilong wetlands built afterwards also play an important role in purifying the Lake.

9. Yangzonghai

Yangzonghai is a juvenile lake, which is a plateau break-up lake and is rich in golden thread fish. In 2008, as the third largest deep-water plateau lake in Yunnan Province, the water quality of Yangzonghai once dropped from Class II to poor V due to arsenic pollution. After several years of treatment, the Yangzong lake came out of the shadow of "arsenic pollution" and the water quality recovered and stabilized at Class II or III.

With the greening and reforestation work in recent years, however, the forest coverage of the Yangzonghai area has reached 50.44%. The water quality of Yangzonghai has improved. In the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the water quality of Yangzonghai reached Class III.

“This year, Yunnan has implemented protection works for major lakes to improve water quality and maintain stable water quality standards,and the quality of surface water continues to improve," said an official with the Yunnan provincial government.

Source: Xinhua; trans-editing by Zhang Shuyu