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Hefei City strengthens protection of wetlands around Chaohu Lake in east China
By Xinhua Published: Sep 21, 2022 08:06 PM
Aerial photo taken on Nov. 28, 2019 shows a view of the Chaohu Lake in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province. As the fifth-largest freshwater lake in China, Chaohu Lake is known as the

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 28, 2019 shows a view of the Chaohu Lake in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province. As the fifth-largest freshwater lake in China, Chaohu Lake is known as the "kidney" of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)



 
A view of the Chaohu Lake is seen in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 11, 2021. As the fifth-largest freshwater lake in China, Chaohu Lake is known as the

A view of the Chaohu Lake is seen in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 11, 2021. As the fifth-largest freshwater lake in China, Chaohu Lake is known as the "kidney" of the Yangtze River. (Photo by Wang Shibao/Xinhua)



 
People enjoy themselves in a park at the bank of the Chaohu Lake in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 6, 2022. As the fifth-largest freshwater lake in China, Chaohu Lake is known as the

People enjoy themselves in a park at the bank of the Chaohu Lake in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 6, 2022. As the fifth-largest freshwater lake in China, Chaohu Lake is known as the "kidney" of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua/Du Yu)



 
Birds fly over the Chaohu Lake in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 22, 2019. As the fifth-largest freshwater lake in China, Chaohu Lake is known as the

Birds fly over the Chaohu Lake in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 22, 2019. As the fifth-largest freshwater lake in China, Chaohu Lake is known as the "kidney" of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)