On the afternoon of July 11, the “ZhejiangUniversity Education Foundation Qiantang River Finless Porpoise Protection Fund”was established on Zijingang campus. The fund will be used to support ZhejiangUniversity’s in-depth research and public welfare publicity in the survival andprotection of the Qiantang River finless porpoise, Qiantang River basinresearch and water environmental protection.
Wu Xiaocheng, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committeeof Zhejiang University, awarded a certificate of honor and a nameplate to thefund donor Bao Chunlei. He pointed out that Zhejiang University is movingtowards the goal of becoming a world-class university of higher quality,greater excellence, greater respect, and bigger dreams. Bao Chunlei’s philanthropyis worthy of learning by students and teachers. It is hoped the relevantdepartments and disciplines of the University will take a pragmatic attitudeand actively play the advantages of disciplines to participate in the researchon the survival and environmental protection of the Qiantang River finlessporpoise, the investigation and research, as well as related public welfarepublicity, and promote the related works in a systematic and orderly manner.
As an entrepreneur who is keen on ecologicalprotection, Bao Chunlei expressed that protecting the flagship Qiantang Riverfinless porpoise species is of great significance to the aquatic animals of theQiantang River and the ecology of the Qiantang River basin. He appreciatedZhejiang University for attaching great importance to this cooperation andbelieved that through the joint efforts of both parties, more forces would joinin, which means more and more finless porpoises would be able to swim freely inthe Qiantang River.
The above activities were attended by relevant officialsfrom the Department of Water Resources of Zhejiang Province, relevant personnelfrom the University Development Liaison Office, College of Civil Engineeringand Architecture and other relevant departments, as well as student and teacherrepresentatives.
(Photos &text: Yang Luoluo)