Shanxi embraces green development to build a beautiful future

In recent years, North China's Shanxi province has actively promoted the transformation and development of its resource-based economy, focusing on building a high-quality and green development model.

It has taken coordinated steps to reduce carbon emissions and pollution, and expand green areas, while promoting economic growth and improving the living environment for its people. The province aims to build itself into a place where green development and ecological harmony flourish.

Adhering to the principle of "the mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, and grasslands forming a life community", Shanxi prioritizes resource conservation, environmental protection, and natural restoration. The province has implemented six major afforestation programs, significantly improving ecosystems' stability and ability to repair themselves.

Recognizing its reliance on traditional energy industries, high-energy consumption in industrial production, and abundant waste emissions, Shanxi has embarked on a comprehensive energy revolution. This includes transforming and upgrading traditional industries, cultivating new and emerging sectors, developing future-oriented industries, and forging green and low-carbon industrial chains – all contributing to sustained energy conservation, emission reduction, and pollution control.

Moreover, Shanxi is exploring new industrial models and formats of "forest wellness + ecological tourism", developing various specialized and branded forest wellness demonstration bases. The province is also enhancing the urban living environment through the construction of small green spaces and pocket parks, as well as by greening roads, allowing residents to enjoy the benefits of a healthy ecosystem.

Moving forward, the province will continue to prioritize green development, pursue environmental conservation, and strive for a green and sustainable future.