BEIJING -- A new wetland park will be built in Beijing's Xicheng District as the capital greens itself, authorities with the district said on Tuesday.The wetland park will be built on Xihai, a 7.4 hectare lake near west Deshengmen, surrounded by historic sites including temples and watchtowers.According to the district government, the lake will be expanded to 10.9 hectares and a 1,450-meter walkway will be built. Commercial property around the lake will be demolished.The measures aim to restore the wetland of Xihai and improve water in the city, according to Gao Junhong, head of the district gardens bureau.The district is planning two forest parks.Beijing intends to restore and add 11,000 hectares of wetlands between 2016 and 2020. Currently, Beijing has six wetland nature reserves and 10 wetland parks covering more than 20,000 hectares. band wristbandswrist band coupon codemake rubber braceletsrubber wristbands in bulkprinted wristbandsadjustable wristbandsdebossed wristband
President Xi Jinping will embark on a four-day trip to Kazakhstan next Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang announced on Friday. At the invitation of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Xi will pay a state visit to the country, which borders western China. He will attend the 17th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the opening ceremony of Astana Expo 2017 between Wednesday and Saturday, Lu said. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Kazakhstan. The two presidents had a meeting in Beijing last month on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
