Cleaning boats rid waterways of trash

Lately, Yangtze River cleaner Liu Bo, 29, has been starting work at 6:30 am on the water and only gets home around 8 pm.

He joined the cleaning team in 2014 after graduating from Jiangsu Maritime Vocational Institute with a degree in marine engineering. Now he manages one of the mechanized cleaning boats.

"I grew up by the river and I love it very much," he said. "I want it as clean and beautiful as it was in my childhood."