Cities battling unwanted water life
By Qian Yanfeng in Shanghai, Qin Zhongwei in Beijing and Zhan Lisheng in Guangzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2009-06-19 07:44
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Workers clean up duckweed in the Pearl River in Guangzhou on Tuesday. Li Zhanjun |
Authorities in Shanghai are fighting to rid the city's waterways of duckweed, a green aquatic plant that multiplies in polluted waters, and warned the eyesore will spread rapidly in the coming months.
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