英文介绍南京

英文版南京介绍

Environment

时间:2012-03-18 14:55

Urban Environment

Nanjing is an enjoyable city to live in. Along with the development of society and standards of living, people pay more attention to the quality of life here. This enjoyable environment will play an important role in attracting talent and capital. Nanjing is making great efforts to strengthen the protection of the historical city and the comprehensive treatment of the environment, in order to build a better environment. The “Green Nanjing Project” has been widely developed, and has been successful in the comprehensive treatment of environmental and historical sites. The forest coverage of the city is 24%, the green coverage of the built-up areas is 46.1%, and the average park area is 13.2 square meters, ranking among the top cities in China.

Environmental Protection

There are 23 nature reserves in the city; the acreage under protection is 749.29 square kilometres, accounting for about 11.38% of the city area. Over 30 sewage treatment plants have been built up with a capacity of 1,450,000 tons.