Elementary school creates eco-friendly rooftop farm
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An elementary school in east China’s Hangzhou City in Zhejiang Province has transformed the rooftop of its school building into an eco-friendly farm. /VCG Photo

An elementary school in east China’s Hangzhou City in Zhejiang Province has transformed the rooftop of its school building into an eco-friendly farm. /VCG Photo

The modernized, multifunctional farm consists of an orchard, a sunflower garden, crop plantations and even a paddy field supporting fish culturing. /VCG Photo

The modernized, multifunctional farm consists of an orchard, a sunflower garden, crop plantations and even a paddy field supporting fish culturing. /VCG Photo

To sustain the farm in an eco-friendly way, the school has employed biogas digester and automatic irrigation system. /VCG Photo

To sustain the farm in an eco-friendly way, the school has employed biogas digester and automatic irrigation system. /VCG Photo

The 1,300-square-meter “hanging farm” was designed and maintained by the school students, parents, teachers and agricultural experts from Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences. /VCG Photo

The 1,300-square-meter “hanging farm” was designed and maintained by the school students, parents, teachers and agricultural experts from Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences. /VCG Photo