Chun'an County of E China's Zhejiang: planting on ecological floating island

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows workers planting aquatic vegetables on an “ecological floating island” on South Mountain in the Town of Thousand Island Lake, Chun’an County of East China’s Zhejiang Province. The ecological floating island totals more than 1.4 hectares. The selected aquatic vegetables planted here take simple maintenance and have high efficiency in nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Through aquatic vegetable planting and harvesting, a certain amount of nitrogen and phosphorus is taken away from the water to further enhance the water quality of Thousand Island Lake. (Yu Jianfeng/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows workers planting aquatic vegetables on an “ecological floating island” on South Mountain in the Town of Thousand Island Lake, Chun’an County of East China’s Zhejiang Province. The ecological floating island totals more than 1.4 hectares. The selected aquatic vegetables planted here take simple maintenance and have high efficiency in nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Through aquatic vegetable planting and harvesting, a certain amount of nitrogen and phosphorus is taken away from the water to further enhance the water quality of Thousand Island Lake. (Yu Jianfeng/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows workers planting aquatic vegetables on an “ecological floating island” on South Mountain in the Town of Thousand Island Lake, Chun’an County of East China’s Zhejiang Province. The ecological floating island totals more than 1.4 hectares. The selected aquatic vegetables planted here take simple maintenance and have high efficiency in nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Through aquatic vegetable planting and harvesting, a certain amount of nitrogen and phosphorus is taken away from the water to further enhance the water quality of Thousand Island Lake. (Yu Jianfeng/Guangming Picture)