Lotus economy drives local green development in north China

Tourists pick lotus seeds along the reservoir of Tuhe River in Anjiazhuang Village of Kaiping District, in Tangshan City of north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 5, 2017. Since this March, Tangshan started to promote the ecological protection of Tuhe River for lotus planting, which boosted the coordinated development of local tourism and eco-environment. [Photo: Xinhua/Mu Yu]