CHINA-SHANDONG-CHENGKOU-SEAWATER DESALINATION (CN)

(250809) -- JINAN, Aug. 9, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A worker feeds fish at a breeding workshop of a factory in Chengkou Town, Wudi County of east China's Shandong Province, on July 3, 2025. In Chengkou, a coastal town on the Bohai Gulf where prosperity was once tied to shrimp harvests, seawater desalinated into fresh water now powers a thriving web of businesses including brewing beer, producing salt, and even heating homes.

TO GO WITH "Across China: East China fishing town innovatively harnesses seawater for beer and heating" (Xinhua/Shao Kun)

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