City officials solve a burning issue

Chinese farmers often burn crop stalk after harvest to clear the fields for the next planting, but the tradition is a major cause of air pollution in both rural and neighboring urban areas.

However, the situation has been changing in Chengdu and its neighboring cities in recent years.

Officials from Chengdu, Deyang, Mianyang Meishan and Ziyang agreed at a conference last year to cooperate in prohibiting burning to clear fields.