An aerial drone photo taken on April 10, 2024 shows a view of the Taihu Lake near Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
BEIJING, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas.
The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007.
The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc.
An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows staff members of an ecological police service team patrolling on Taihu Lake, Wuxing District of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows a view of a homestay near Taihu Lake at Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows a view of the Taihu Lake near Jinting Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows a view of the Yigao New Village for relocated former fishermen in Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
Yan Jielong, an intangible cultural heritage inheritor, teaches his apprentice the skills of dark tea making at Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Yan Jielong, an intangible cultural heritage inheritor, shows a cup of tea brewed with Biluochun, one of the top tea varieties in China and the speciality of Suzhou, at Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Chen Ting ®, a homestay manager, feeds fish at her homestay near Taihu Lake at Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Chen Ting, a homestay manager, trims pot plants at her homestay near Taihu Lake at Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows staff members removing illegal fishing net at a port of Taihu Lake, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
Tourists have a rest in Yigao Village of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows tourists visiting a resort near Taihu Lake in Wuxing District of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
A tourist (L) poses for photos in Yigao Village of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows a view of the Taihu Lake near Jinting Town of Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows staff members removing illegal fishing net at a port of Taihu Lake, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)■
