Construction of “underwater forest” to tackle the water treatment problem

Photo taken on July 31, 2022 shows the Botanical Garden in Ningbo City, east China’s Zhejiang Province. Workers are digging deep into the river to plant high-quality submerged plants such as bittercress, goldfish algae and Malaysian eyebright in the early morning to construct an “underwater forest”. The “underwater forest” is currently being constructed for 2.27 hectares, where visibility underwater is about 2 meters deep. (Hu Xuejun/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on July 31, 2022 shows the Botanical Garden in Ningbo City, east China’s Zhejiang Province. Workers are digging deep into the river to plant high-quality submerged plants such as bittercress, goldfish algae and Malaysian eyebright in the early morning to construct an “underwater forest”. The “underwater forest” is currently being constructed for 2.27 hectares, where visibility underwater is about 2 meters deep. (Hu Xuejun/Guangming Picture)