Plastic-free activity held in Dalian

Young volunteers use sustainable drink bottles, leading a new plastic-free trend. [Photo by Piao Feng/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An environmental protection activity themed as a "plastic-free beach" was initiated on Saturday at Dalian Jinshitan National Tourist Resort in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province.

Jinshitan, also known as Golden Pebble Beach, is famous for its beautiful natural scenery featuring sunshine, sand and sea.

The "Plastic is not cool•Plastic free Golden Pebble Beach" activity is part of the ongoing Dalian International Sand Cultural Festival. It calls on tourists to reduce the use of disposable plastic products and maintain environmental protection at the beach.

"As a national 5A-level resort, Jinshitan has been adhering to the concept of environmental protection for many years," said Shang Shuchen, director of the administrative committee of the resort.

"We hope everyone can minimize the use of disposable plastic products in daily life, keep plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic lunch boxes away from the beach, and take care of our beach together," he said.