Guiyang promotes green development through environmental protection

Guiyang ranks 12th for air quality among 168 major cities nationwide. [Photo/Guiyang news network]

Since the beginning of this year, Guiyang has been promoting the strategy of ecological development, transforming its environmental advantages into productivity and comprehensive urban competitiveness.

According to statistics, the ratio of excellent and good air quality days in Guiyang this year is currently at 99.4 percent, ranking 12th among 168 key cities nationwide and 4th among provincial capitals. The water quality of 28 national and provincial control sections all reached national standards, with an excellent and good water quality rate of 96.43 percent.

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment recently announced the naming of the seventh batch of demonstration areas for ecological civilization construction, and Guiyang officially obtained the title of "ecological civilization construction demonstration area," a solid step forward in its ecological civilization construction.

Over the past year, Guiyang has been working to build a national demonstration area for ecological civilization, focusing on improving institutional mechanisms, strengthening ecological barriers, improving its natural environment, rectifying outstanding problems, promoting green development, and disseminating ecological concepts.

While strengthening its environment, Guiyang has also made efforts to promote high-quality economic and social development.

The city has built 150,000 mu (10,000 hectares) of large-scale ecological vegetable bases in the first half of 2023, and the proportion of green markets in the city has reached 30 percent, with 62 green restaurants and 16 green tourism hotels.

It has also established two forest healthcare resorts and 30 forest health households, and nurtured 10 A-level logistics companies, one online logistics company, 11 green summer vacation hotels, and five green homestays. The supply of green products continues to expand.

In the future, Guiyang will continue to pursue ecological development and concentrate its efforts on becoming more environmentally competitive, boosting its development with a healthier environment.