Yanglingang

Not to be confused with Yanglin'gang Village (杨林岗村) in Cangbu Subdistrict (仓埠街方), Xinzhou District, Wuhan, Hubei; or Yanglin'gang (洋林港) in Yanshan County, Shangrao, Jiangxi.

Yanglingang is a small fishing village located on the border between Shanghai and Jiangsu province, China.[1] The village has approximately fifty families,[2][3] who obtain their sustenance by fishing and obtaining drinking water from the Yangtze River, which has significant problems with pollution.[1][2] The village is "surrounded by power plants, paper-making factories, and chemical plants".[2] Village residents live on their boats.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Crabtree, Jim (August 15, 2012). "China Urged to Impose ‘Green’ Taxes". ENS. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Taylor, Alan (March 22, 2013). "China's Toxic Water". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "The story of fishing villages in Jiangsu province, China". Greenpeace International. March 7, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

Coordinates: 29°41′N 116°51′E / 29.683°N 116.850°E / 29.683; 116.850


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