China’s Hubei steps up river, lake management to improve water ecology

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2026 shows people taking sightseeing ferries at a scenic spot in Changyang Tujia Autonomous County in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Photo by Zhao Jun/Xinhua)

This photo taken on June 25, 2026 shows a night view of the Jingzhou ancient town in Jingzhou, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 29, 2025 shows vessels sailing on the Yangtze River in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

This photo taken on Aug. 16, 2023 shows people visiting a canyon in Enshi, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

This photo taken with a mobile phone on May 1, 2026 shows a view at the Donghu Lake scenic spot in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 23, 2024 shows vessels sailing on the Yangtze River in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

This photo taken on Jan. 23, 2024 shows elks walking at a national nature reserve in Shishou, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 29, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou Dam in Shiyan, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 10, 2020 shows a night view of Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Photo by Zhao Jun/Xinhua)

This photo taken with a mobile phone on June 20, 2026 shows lotus flowers in Donghu Lake in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

This photo taken on June 22, 2023 shows people taking part in a dragon boat race in front of the Three Gorges Dam in Zigui County in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

This photo taken on Nov. 20, 2023 shows a citizen running at the Jiangtan Park in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

An aerial drone photo taken on June 5, 2026 shows volunteers cleaning floating rubbish on a lake at Shahu Park in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Photo by Zhao Jun/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 26, 2025 shows a view of sunrise in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2026 shows people doing exercises on a pathway along Donghu Lake in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

This photo taken on Dec. 6, 2025 shows people cleaning floating rubbish on a lake in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

This photo taken on Nov. 1, 2022 shows a wetland in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows vessels sailing on the Yangtze River in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 24, 2026 shows elks at a national nature reserve in Shishou, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 7, 2026 shows a dock cultural park in Jingzhou, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2026 shows the a view of the Three Gorges Dam and Zigui County in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand of lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

This photo taken on Oct. 23, 2024 shows a view of Dajiu Lake in Shennongjia, central China’s Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed “the province of a thousand lakes”, has done a lot of work in the comprehensive management of its rivers and lakes, in an effort to improve its water ecology and water environment.

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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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