In late autumn, the sky in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, is colored with a breathtaking blue, against the crystal-clear water of the Lugu Lake, pleasing visitors with this beautiful scroll paint lookalike. 

Launching the project of ruling and protecting the environment of Lugu Lake and other eight major plateau lakes, Lijiang City implemented a series of policies and regulations from 2018. Now, the environment of Lugu Lake wetland is improving gradually having a higher ability to restore the local ecological system. In this year, the water quality of Lugu Lake remained in Class I, becoming the best among the nine plateau lakes among the area.

(All images via VCG.)

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