By the early 2000s, the villagers finally made up their mind to shut down the mining industry and cement factories in a last-ditch attempt to save the deteriorating environment.
In June 2003, Xi, the then secretary of the Zhejiang provincial committee of the Communist Party of China, initiated a province-wide rural green revival program to improve the eco-environment of villages and rural residents' quality of life.
In an inspection tour to Yucun in August 2005, Xi spoke highly of the village's decision to pursue green development, and put forward the concept that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets."
After the visit, Xi expounded the concept in a newspaper article. "We pursue the harmony of humans and nature, as well as that of the economy and society. To put it plainly, we want lucid waters and lush mountains. We also want mountains of gold and silver," he wrote.
Taking Xi's concept as guidance, Anji transformed itself into a model county in environmental protection, becoming China's first county-level city to win the "Scroll of Honor" award of the United Nations Human Settlements Program.
The rural green revival program bore fruit. By the end of 2017, 97 percent of the villages in Zhejiang had reached the target of transforming polluted waterways into clean and drinkable rivers through water management, waste management, and recycling.
China's efforts to promote green development have also earned global recognition. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) decided to promote China's philosophy of ecological progress in February 2013 and released a report on China's strategies and practices in the field in 2016.
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