A delegation led by WANG Yongxing, executive deputy director of the Guangxi Port and Shipping Development Center, visited the Xiangxi River Ecosystem Research Station in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region on March 30, 2023. (Credit: IHB)

A delegation led by WANG Yongxing, executive deputy director of the Guangxi Port and Shipping Development Center, visited the Xiangxi River Ecosystem Research Station in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region on March 30, 2023. The station, located in Xiakou Town, Xingshan County, Hubei Province, is affiliated to the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.    

Prof. CAI Qinghua, director of the station, along with Dr. QIU Mingzhi, a visiting young scholar from Taiwan, accompanied the delegation.   

The delegation was warmly welcomed by Prof. Cai who gave an overview of the research activities of the institute and the Xiangxi River Station. He highlighted their work on the holistic protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands, and deserts, as well as their contributions to the conservation of the Yangtze River and the pilot construction of national parks.      

Dr. Qiu introduced the monitoring, application, and prospects of watershed ecology and eDNA technology under the background of global change.  

The delegation expressed their willingness to actively promote cooperation with the institute in scientific and technological projects.   

The visit has deepened the understanding and communication between the two sides and played a positive role in promoting the scientific research and application of river ecology.