China's ecological progress after the 18th CPC National Congress
Environment
After decades of rapid expansion, China is steadily shifting from GDP obsession to a balanced growth philosophy that puts more emphasis on the environment.
China.org.cn丨Updated: August 18, 2017
![Sunset at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing. [File photo: Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/site1007/2017-08/18/f44d307d90cc1aff6d331a.jpg "Sunset at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing. [File photo: Xinhua]") |
Sunset at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing. [File photo/Xinhua] |
Clearer air
From 2013 to 2016, the average density of PM2.5, a major gauge of air pollution, decreased 33 percent in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in north China, decreased 31.3 percent in the Yangtze River Delta in east China, and decreased 31.9 percent in the Pearl River Delta in south China.