Helan County has many wetlands and lakes. To build a pioneering area for ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River basin, the local fishery department upgraded breeding techniques and improved utilization efficiency of water resources.
After years of development, the combination of green planting and fishery breeding system has become a model of local fishery development, energy saving and emission reduction.
By the end of 2020, Helan County has an aquaculture water area of 58,000 mu (3,867 hectares), with a total fishery output value of 693 million yuan (about 107 million U.S. dollars).
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 24, 2021 shows photovoltaic panels at a fish breeding base in Helan County of Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 24, 2021 shows floating plants at a biological technology company in Helan County of Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)
Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2021 shows floating plants at a biological technology company in Helan County of Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2021 shows a shrimp breeding base in Helan County of Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 24, 2021 shows photovoltaic panels at a fish breeding base in Helan County of Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)
A heron stands on the photovoltaic panel at a fish breeding base in Helan County of Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Staff members fish shrimps at a shrimp breeding base in Helan County of Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 24, 2021 shows photovoltaic panels at a fish breeding base in Helan County of Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
