Xiamen Special: Environmental efforts underway to tackle pollution

Local authorities are making great efforts to tackle air pollution in Siming district in the coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian province, to create a cleaner and fresher future for both residents and visiting tourists from around the world.

Xiamen has a reputation of being the "garden city" of southeast China.

According to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the coastal city was ranked third on a national list of air quality in January 2015 and beat 70 cities around the country, where air quality is monitored daily.