Changzhou has completed and passed inspection on its first national key soil and water conservation project of 2025. The Paihe Small Watershed Comprehensive Management Project in Liyang City was finalized in July, becoming the seventh such project built in the city.

The initiative, with an investment of more than 13.9 million yuan, addressed soil erosion across 15 square kilometres and implemented conservation measures covering 4.52 square kilometres. Officials said the project not only strengthened the region’s ecological resilience, but also gave a boost to local tourism, contributing to the wider goal of building “beautiful villages.”

The scheme reflects a broader effort in Changzhou to manage small watersheds. In the first half of this year, 57 of the city’s 146 eligible areas were transformed into provincial-level eco-clean watersheds, raising overall coverage to 39%—among the highest rates in Jiangsu Province. By 2030, the city aims to lift that figure to more than 56%.

Under China’s current 14th Five-Year Plan, Changzhou will add more than 114 square kilometres of managed soil and water loss areas, creating a system of eco-clean watersheds adapted to local economic and geographical conditions, from hilly terrain to plains.

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