China's top legislature has designated Aug. 15 as National Ecology Day. The idea that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" has emerged as a guiding principle in China's pursuit of green development, and green, circular and low-carbon development has become a joint endeavor across the country.

Over the past years, China has made notable achievements in ecological and environmental protection, bringing a strong sense of fulfillment and happiness to the Chinese people. Let's take a look.

Baby red-crowned cranes are pictured in a crane breeding and protection station under the Forestry and Wetland Protection Service Center in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 3, 2023. The crane breeding and protection station has bred 85 baby red-crowned cranes so far this year. The baby cranes will go through wild training when they're about 60 days old.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

This aerial photo taken on Aug. 9, 2023 shows herons on the trees at a wetland in Wenting Lake of Chengwu county, Heze city, east China's Shandong Province. In recent years, Chengwu has improved the ecological environment of local wetlands which become a paradise for wild birds.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows milu deer at Shishou Milu Deer National Nature Reserve in central China's Hubei Province. Milu deer at Shishou Milu Deer National Nature Reserve mate between June and August every year, during which the males fight each other for the privilege to stay together with as many females as they wish. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

This photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows a shrike on a tree branch in Chengguan District of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Trees at parks and gardens in Lhasa have been home for birds. In recent years, various measures have been taken to improve the urban and rural environment in Lhasa, which becomes a green and eco-friendly city.(Photo: Xinhua)