There is a splendid mountain located along the Yangtze River in east China's Jiangsu Province named Changshan. A vast river on the one side and lush greenery on the other form a beautiful scene. However, it's hard to imagine that the scenery was once characterized by disorderly barren mountains and serious environmental damage.
Behind the transformation, there are four-year ecological restoration efforts conducted by the local government of Jiangyin City.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the entire mountain lost its green coat due to numerous steep slopes and deep pits caused by rampant mining.
"At that time, the entire mountain was filled with mud and stones, and the mountain was in chaos," said Shen Yunfei, who oversees the mountain restoration project.
In addition to natural landscape damage, Changshan Mountain also faced potential dangers of landslides and geological disasters. Besides, the bare slopes caused visual pollution along the Yangtze River.
