Marine magic

Flourishing underwater garden of Colombo Port City reflects China's green footprint in Sri Lanka

Updated: 2025-01-10 11:00
Share
Share - WeChat
Corals and fishes under sea in the breakwater area of Sri Lanka's Colombo Port City in November. COLOMBO PORT CITY VIA XINHUA

They believe that the breakwater's unique design, improved through Chinese technology, provides an ideal surface for coral attachment. Its stepped structure creates varying water depths, allowing corals to thrive under suitable conditions of depth and light.

After multiple studies using digital and physical models, the design of the port city can achieve a complete renewal of the internal and external water areas every 10 days. The flow of water can draw in nutrients and oxygen, preventing the long-term accumulation of pollutants at high concentrations.

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next   >>|
Photo
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US