The air quality assessment results for August in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, were released on Sept 12, and Wudang district was the best performer in the city.
Guiyang was also urged to overcome the pain points encountered in terms of solid waste management, promote the "zero- waste" concept, and create a new image of Guiyang as a zero-waste city.
Guiyang clinched first prize in the "Award of Public Participation of Household Waste Classification" category.
A public welfare activity in Guiyang dubbed "Exploring Green Mysteries – Ecology and Environment and Health" was held at Guiyang Ecological Science Museum and Huaxi National Urban Wetland Park on Aug 17.
A joint drill for emergency incidents in water environmental pollution was successfully carried out in Xifeng county, Guiyang, on Aug 17.
The building of parks in Guanshanhu district serves as a microcosm for the situation in Guiyang as a whole.