Pingyao county advances river improvement project

The ecological management project for the Pingyao section of the Fenhe River Demonstration Area is launched in 2020. [Photo/pingyao.gov.cn]

Pingyao county – which is located in North China's Shanxi province – is stepping up its efforts to progress an ecological management project for the Pingyao section of the Fenhe River Demonstration Area.

The project – involving a total length of 26.9 kilometers of river and a total investment of 460 million yuan ($72.16 million) – has been jointly worked on by the Pingyao county government and contractor CCCC Fenhe Investment Holdings Co since December 2020.

It includes the management and reconstruction of dykes, the greening of shoals and environmental management covering the five townships and towns of Hongshan, Nanzheng, Zhongdu, Dujiazhuang and Ninggu.

Tang Yunfei, head of the project, said that most of the work on stabilizing embankments, reducing slopes and creating artificial islands has been completed.

In the current year, plans are for the construction of the Sanba Theme Park and the greening along Pingyao section of the Fenhe River to be finished. 

When the project is completed, it is expected to improve the water ecological system and environment of the Fenhe River basin, improve the flood control capacity of the river, gradually restore the natural beauty of the riverbanks and bring more environmental value to Pingyao county.

Moreover, it is seen as adding a new green and leisure corridor to Pingyao, helping to integrate local tourism and rural revitalization, Tang added.