Source: Xinhua | 2020-09-16 | Editor:Alison
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 14, 2020 shows the view of Gusheng Village in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Gusheng Village, located by the Erhai Lake, benefits from the ecological improvement of Erhai Lake and the number of tourists increases. (Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua)
Tourists visit Gusheng Village in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2020. Gusheng Village, located by the Erhai Lake, benefits from the ecological improvement of Erhai Lake and the number of tourists increases. (Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua)
A villager works on a pavement along the Erhai Lake in Gusheng Village in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2020. Gusheng Village, located by the Erhai Lake, benefits from the ecological improvement of Erhai Lake and the number of tourists increases. (Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 14, 2020 shows the view of Gusheng Village in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Gusheng Village, located by the Erhai Lake, benefits from the ecological improvement of Erhai Lake and the number of tourists increases. (Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua)
A villager sorts souvenirs at her shop in Gusheng Village in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2020. Gusheng Village, located by the Erhai Lake, benefits from the ecological improvement of Erhai Lake and the number of tourists increases. (Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua)
Villagers remove water weed in Gusheng Village in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2020. Gusheng Village, located by the Erhai Lake, benefits from the ecological improvement of Erhai Lake and the number of tourists increases. (Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua)
Tourists rest along the Erhai Lake in Gusheng Village in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2020. Gusheng Village, located by the Erhai Lake, benefits from the ecological improvement of Erhai Lake and the number of tourists increases. (Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua)
Tourists view the scenery of Erhai Lake in Gusheng Village in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 14, 2020. Gusheng Village, located by the Erhai Lake, benefits from the ecological improvement of Erhai Lake and the number of tourists increases. (Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua)
Erhai Lake, the second-largest of the lakes and a popular scenic spot, has made progress in treating pollution and has become a role model for the others.
To tackle pollution, Yunnan province's Dali Bai autonomous prefecture has dispatched 16 teams to towns along the lake since 2017.
After years of hard work, changes and personal sacrifice by the local residents, Erhai Lake is seeing a cleaner, healthier future.
Buza, a traditional handicraft of China's Bai ethnic group that is often associated with mystic beliefs, has gained new prominence by changing with the times.
"Buza," a traditional handicraft of China's Bai ethnic group and often associated with mystic beliefs, has gained a new prominence among locals due to its moder...
Ancient craft is given a new lease of life by a critically-acclaimed designer who marries imagination with tradition, Xing Wen reports.