2017年CRI Efforts on restoration ecology at Jiaozhou Bay paid off

 

The Hongdao Economic Zone is on the northern bank of Jiaozhou Bay in Qingdao.

The local fishermen became wealthy in the 90s off the back of their pond-farming of shrimp¹ and fish.

Unfortunately, the local river area has suffered; becoming increasingly polluted over time.

Among a number of environmental protection projects being implemented² at Jiaozhou Bay, is an ecological³ restoration project on Hongdao.

It seems like these ecological repair efforts are paying off. Shen Ting has more.

Wang Kongxing, a local worker in Hongdao district's administrative⁴ office, started participating into the restoration project three years ago.

"The project caused an uproar⁵. A lot of people came to my office, crazily shouting at me. I patiently gave them explanations and persuaded them to understand the consequences in the long run. As soon as it became clear that their appeals were unreasonable⁶, they left."

Along with the removal of large tracts⁷ of breeding ponds from those tidal-flat areas, the landscape alongside the coastline has started to recover.

Other tremendous changes include the planned construction of a green path around the Jiaozhou Bay. The path will include the cultivation⁸ of lawns and a road with a series of wooden planks⁹, as well as the building of an observation platform.

Finding these changes at the northern shore of Jiaozhou Bay, 80-year-old Liu Ruizhang, a local from Shao Gezhuang village, feels refreshed.

"Over 2000 acres of shrimp ponds, as well as other breeding ponds in the tidal belt, have all been removed. This has led to better water quality. We find that the clams¹⁰ are now much fatter."

Cangkou, another large district in Qingdao city, has also undergone remarkable¹¹ changes.

The salt-water therapy at Cangkou used to be very popular in the years following the launch of a sea bath and therapy zone there, back in the mid¹² 1960s.

In the early 1990s, the building of coastal¹³ roads cut off the sea, and it also caused the Cangkou sea therapy zone to stop operating, with its swimming pools gradually draining away.

Meanwhile, a large number of industrial enterprises have been set up in Cangkou, and these enterprises caused severe pollution by directly discharging their sewage into the bay. The local water quality deteriorated¹⁴.

Song Xin, a local resident who is fond of fishing, recalls these events.

"Since 1995/1996, the sewage discharge from local power plant, soda¹⁵ steel mills, and chemical plants has piled up, causing terrible smells."

It became clear that ecological restoration for Jiaozhou Bay was very necessary, especially when people found an accumulation of construction waste and discharges from alkali plants,turned a popular area into white mud. Today, the venue¹⁶ has been built into a white mud park.

The picture shows the White Mud Park which was built in the Licang district in Qingdao city, east China's Shandong province. [Photo：qingdaonews.com]

Su Xinhang is an engineer in charge of constructing a commerce area in Licang district.

Following the relocation of the soda plant and steel mills, Su Xinhang began taking charge of building a green around-bay path in this white mud park.

He is eager to revitalize this area.

"In the earliest years, the location used to be a wharf¹⁷, so we wanted to restore its original appearance. We've also built a monument, marking the Cangkou sea-bath area. Both the wharf and the discarded saltwater and therapy bath area, represent an old memory for local residents. Today they enjoy low-tide beachcombing in the park."

Liu Haiyan is a resident of Xiaogang Mingcheng, a large, modernized¹⁸ residential¹⁹ community in the city of Qingdao.

She feels quite excited about moving into the new community. What's added to her joy is an internationalized, modern luxury cruise ship terminal in the neighborhood, which she believes helps completely shake off the old and shabby looking areas she remembers.

"There used to be a bottleneck²⁰ filled with small fishing boats. Also, local mills discharged their waste water through the docks here. All these scenes are now a thing of the past. Today, cargo²¹ ships from South Korea, Japan and Dubai gather here, and we all expect there will be duty-free shops in the future. On good sunny days, it's quite comfortable to have a walk here."

Zhang Fenglou is in charge of residential affairs of Xiaogang Mingcheng residential community.

He also became part of the local shoreline's ecological remediation project three years ago.

"The construction of the around-Bay green path has now been completed. Before, the walls of the river bank had collapsed²² and the original pier²³ had fallen into serious disrepair. There were a lot of difficulties in transforming the area into a path with green trees. We've carefully taken a lot of factors into consideration, including the choice of tree species, before realizing our green path plan."

Sitting on Xiaogang's seaside areas, Song Xin is now fishing with silent pleasure. Over the years, the mother Bay has nurtured²⁴ generations of Qingdao citizens, like him.

For Song Xin, the Jiaozhou Bay is both familiar and new, and his memory about the old hometown is fading.

Perhaps change is inevitable²⁵ on the natural landscapes of Jiaozhou Bay.

With a deep love for their hometown and nostalgia²⁶ for the beautiful sceneries of the past, local people will be determined²⁷ to work harder in preventing any destructive activities at Jiaozhou Bay.

For CRI, I'm Shen Ting.

1 shrimp   

n.虾，小虾；矮小的人

参考例句：

• When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
• When it comes to seafood,I like shrimp the best.说到海鲜，我最喜欢虾。

2 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

3 ecological   

adj.生态的，生态学的

参考例句：

• The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
• Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.

4 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

5 uproar   

n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸

参考例句：

• She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
• His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。

6 unreasonable   

adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的

参考例句：

• I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
• They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

7 tracts   

大片土地( tract的名词复数 )； 地带； （体内的）道； （尤指宣扬宗教、伦理或政治的）短文

参考例句：

• vast tracts of forest 大片大片的森林
• There are tracts of desert in Australia. 澳大利亚有大片沙漠。

8 cultivation   

n.耕作，培养，栽培（法），养成

参考例句：

• The cultivation in good taste is our main objective.培养高雅情趣是我们的主要目标。
• The land is not fertile enough to repay cultivation.这块土地不够肥沃，不值得耕种。

9 planks   

（厚）木板( plank的名词复数 )； 政纲条目，政策要点

参考例句：

• The house was built solidly of rough wooden planks. 这房子是用粗木板牢固地建造的。
• We sawed the log into planks. 我们把木头锯成了木板。

10 clams   

n.蛤；蚌，蛤( clam的名词复数 )v.（在沙滩上）挖蛤( clam的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The restaurant's specialities are fried clams. 这个餐厅的特色菜是炸蚌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We dug clams in the flats et low tide. 退潮时我们在浅滩挖蛤蜊。 来自辞典例句

11 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

12 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

13 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

14 deteriorated   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
• His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。

15 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

16 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

17 wharf   

n.码头，停泊处

参考例句：

• We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
• We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

18 modernized   

使现代化，使适应现代需要( modernize的过去式和过去分词 )； 现代化，使用现代方法

参考例句：

• By 1985 the entire railway network will have been modernized. 等到1985年整个铁路网就实现现代化了。
• He set about rebuilding France, and made it into a brilliant-looking modernized imperialism. 他试图重建法国，使它成为一项表面华丽的现代化帝业。

19 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

20 bottleneck   

n.瓶颈口，交通易阻的狭口；妨生产流程的一环

参考例句：

• The transportation bottleneck has blocked the movement of the cargo.运输的困难阻塞了货物的流通。
• China's strained railroads already become a bottleneck for the economy.中国紧张的铁路运输已经成为经济增长的瓶颈。

21 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

22 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

23 pier   

n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱

参考例句：

• The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
• The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。

24 nurtured   

养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 )； 培育； 滋长； 助长

参考例句：

• She is looking fondly at the plants he had nurtured. 她深情地看着他培育的植物。
• Any latter-day Einstein would still be spotted and nurtured. 任何一个未来的爱因斯坦都会被发现并受到培养。

25 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

26 nostalgia   

n.怀乡病，留恋过去，怀旧

参考例句：

• He might be influenced by nostalgia for his happy youth.也许是对年轻时幸福时光的怀恋影响了他。
• I was filled with nostalgia by hearing my favourite old song.我听到这首喜爱的旧歌，心中充满了怀旧之情。

27 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。