Project brings renewed hope

Homestays at farms have been popular getaways for many Chinese urban dwellers in recent years, yet the garbage and waste water they produce have posed mounting environmental challenges.

Thanks to a water conservation program, thousands of farmhouses in Chongzhou, Sichuan province, have taken part in building wetlands and promoting environmentally friendly tourism.

Chen Shibin, the owner of such a farmhouse for 14 years, said the wetland project, which helps process waste water discharged from his farmhouse, has increased his repeat customers, improved his income and created a greener environment for his village as well.