China's Qinghai creates 145,100 posts for ecological conservation

XINING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Qinghai Province in northwest China, dubbed "the water tower of China," has created 145,100 public posts engaged in ecological conservation, authorities said Tuesday.

The posts have been set up for protecting the grasslands, forests and wetlands of the province, home to the Sanjiangyuan (Three-River-Source) National Park, Li Xiaonan, head of the provincial forestry and grassland bureau, told a press conference held amid the legislative and political advisory sessions of the province.