Government officials and representatives of foreign enterprises from Wuxi National Hi-tech District plant trees in a newly-built ecological park on March 12, National Tree Planting Day. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

March 12 marks China's National Tree Planting Day to raise public awareness of environmental protection.

Government officials and representatives of foreign enterprises from Wuxi National Hi-tech District (WND), including the district Party Secretary Wang Jinjian, planted trees in a newly-built ecological park in the district near Taihu Lake.

Wang Jinjian (R2), Party secretary of WND, listens to plans for the newly-built ecological park. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The newly-built ecological park, with a total planning area of 334,800 square meters, will be covered with over 2,000 cherry trees and be open to the public in April.

A total of 7,000 cherry trees will also be used in urban green spaces in the district, beautifying the landscape and enhancing the living environment for locals.

By the end of 2018, a total of 4,896 hectares of trees had been planted in WND, of which 606.3 hectares are in public areas. The green coverage rate has so far reached 33 percent.

A diagram of the newly-built ecological park in WND [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]