Around 30 foreign journalists, including reporters from the United States and Europe, visited northwest China's Qinghai Province from Monday to Wednesday at the invitation of China's State Council Information Office, to see first-hand the achievements of the province’s green development initiatives.
The journalists visited China's first 10 million kilowatt-class solar power base, the world's largest, in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Extensive planting of grass seeds has been done at the base to prevent sand erosion, and sheep are allowed to graze in the shadows of the panel arrays for shelter from the sun.
The journalists also visited a national park at Qinghai Lake which is balancing initiatives to both develop tourism and protect the environment.
During the three-day media tour, foreign journalists also met with local government officials to discuss the country's west-to-east power transmission program, biodiversity conservation, and the establishment of the Sanjiangyuan National Park.
Located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Qinghai is home to the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, and is known for its abundant water, solar and wind power resources.
Foreign journalists witness green development in Qinghai
