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.
Aug 15 marked the first National Ecology Day, when Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, held an exhibition of ecological civilization achievements in Guanshanhu Park.