Jeanne Boden's Blog

protect the grass - protect the environment

trying to grow grass in dry beijing

trying to grow grass in dry beijing

trying to grow grass in dry beijing

trying to grow grass in dry beijing

water supplies in china

Picture from magazine La Chine, 1978 no 1, 人民画报1978年第1期总355期法文版

This picture taken in 1977 in Hubei province shows the at the time recently built hydraulic construction. China has always used irrigation systems to improve agriculture. Nowadays water supplies start to run out. In the north of China many rivers have run dry. 

shanghai expo 2010 # 20

Another eco-example: Broad Non-Electric Airco.

shanghai expo 2010 # 19

Environmental awareness is one of the issues the Chinese government strongly focuses on at the moment. All kinds of measures are taken to improve environmental conditions. In Beijing for in stance, cars with even numbers alternate days with cars with uneven numbers in the streets. In the Shanghai Expo we also find lots of examples, like these benches of recycled material. 
 

solar energy

 

Solar energy is becoming more and more popular in China, even in the far out areas. Today I read an article about a solar power station in the mountains of Yunnan in the South West of China. I took these pictures in the North West of China. Throughout the vast deserted landscapes in China solar power stations start to pop up. Shi zhengrong built one of the world's biggest solar power companies: Suntech Power.

china second largest wind power producer

Picture taken in Xinjiang by Jono Van Belle

Caijing Net 财经网 reports that China will soon be the second largest wind power producer.