Nantong, Jiangsu, China, sees improved riverfront environment along the Yangtze River
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 28, 2026 shows enthusiasts riding bicycles at an ecological sightseeing zone along the Yangtze River in the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, east China’s Jiangsu Province. In recent years, the local government of the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone has made efforts in the management of the riverfront environment along the Yangtze River, building up a wetland park, a riverfront ecological sightseeing zone, and creating leisure and eco-friendly space for citizens. (Photo by Xu Congjun/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 28, 2026 shows a view of a wetland park along the Yangtze River in the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, east China’s Jiangsu Province. In recent years, the local government of the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone has made efforts in the management of the riverfront environment along the Yangtze River, building up a wetland park, a riverfront ecological sightseeing zone, and creating leisure and eco-friendly space for citizens. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 29, 2026 shows a wetland park in the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, east China’s Jiangsu Province. In recent years, the local government of the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone has made efforts in the management of the riverfront environment along the Yangtze River, building up a wetland park, a riverfront ecological sightseeing zone, and creating leisure and eco-friendly space for citizens. (Photo by Qian Xianhua/Xinhua)
Volunteers pick up garbage at an ecological sightseeing zone in the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 29, 2026. In recent years, the local government of the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone has made efforts in the management of the riverfront environment along the Yangtze River, building up a wetland park, riverfront ecological sightseeing zone, and creating leisure and eco-friendly space for citizens. (Photo by Xu Congjun/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 28, 2026 shows a view of a wetland park along the Yangtze River in the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, east China’s Jiangsu Province. In recent years, the local government of the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone has made efforts in the management of the riverfront environment along the Yangtze River, building up a wetland park, a riverfront ecological sightseeing zone, and creating leisure and eco-friendly space for citizens. (Photo by Xu Congjun/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 28, 2026 shows enthusiasts riding bicycles at an ecological sightseeing zone along the Yangtze River in the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, east China’s Jiangsu Province. In recent years, the local government of the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone has made efforts in the management of the riverfront environment along the Yangtze River, building up a wetland park, a riverfront ecological sightseeing zone, and creating leisure and eco-friendly space for citizens. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows enthusiasts riding bicycles at a wetland park in the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, east China’s Jiangsu Province. In recent years, the local government of the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone has made efforts in the management of the riverfront environment along the Yangtze River, building up a wetland park, a riverfront ecological sightseeing zone, and creating leisure and eco-friendly space for citizens. (Photo by Qian Xianhua/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 28, 2026 shows enthusiasts riding bicycles at an ecological sightseeing zone along the Yangtze River in the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, east China’s Jiangsu Province. In recent years, local government of the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone has made efforts in the management of riverfront environment along the Yangtze River, building up wetland park, riverfront ecological sightseeing zone, and creating leisure and eco-friendly space for citizens. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
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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.…
I noticed that the area near the old bridge still feels somewhat neglected. The city needs better maintenance of the public spaces.