Beauticians of river
Updated: 2012-07-22 08:27
By Xiao Yijiu(China Daily)
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Cui Yonggu, 62, a garbage collector, takes a break from cleaning the water surface to the west of the Three Gorges Dam. By scooping up waste from the river, Cui earns 40-50 yuan a day this summer. Photos by Xiao Yijiu / Xinhua |
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In summer, when the Yangtze River sees the largest trash accumulation of the year, a person can scoop up 2-3 cubic meters of waste at a time. |
A group of cleaners spends the summer collecting floating garbage on the Yangtze River, the longest river in Asia. Battling scorching sun and tolerating the stench from the rubbish, these people are indeed unsung heroes trying to improve the quality of the waterway. A wide variety of tourist attractions are dotted along its length. Xiao Yijiu captures them through a lens in Zigui, Hubei province.
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Boaters scoop out trash flushed from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and send it to the riverside, to be transferred to waste disposal plants. |
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Garbage collectors are local fishermen wanting an extra income to support their families. |
(China Daily 07/22/2012 page6)