BAISE, China, April 14, 2025 — A photograph taken in Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, titled “Electric Roasted Sea Bass,” has been selected for the United Nations World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) 2025 Meteorological Calendar. The selection was made at the 2025 Calendar Photography Contest hosted by the WMO, where the photo stood out from thousands of submissions worldwide. It is the only Chinese photograph to be chosen this year.
Photographer Liang Ke captured the image, “Electric Roasted Sea Bass,” which depicts lightning illuminating the night sky above the Youjiang River. The river reflects vibrant neon lights, creating a stunning scene. The photograph has been widely shared on the WMO’s official platforms and social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, and LinkedIn. The “vibrant and luminous” nighttime view of Baise has garnered significant attention both domestically and internationally.
According to the Baise city publicity department, Baise has been actively promoting the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. In 2024, Baise was designated as Guangxi’s sole national pilot for advancing climate-resilient city construction and was also chosen for the second batch of national pilot projects for new pollutant management. The city has consistently maintained a 100% water quality compliance rate across 14 national and 11 regional surface water monitoring sections for several years, ranking 9th nationally in surface water quality. In 2024, the city’s air quality excellent rate reached 98.4%.
Thanks to the improving ecological environment in Baise, rare animals such as leopard cats and Hainan partridges are increasingly spotted in the Chengbi River Nature Reserve. The Chinese merganser, often called the “panda of birds,” has been overwintering in the area for more than a decade.
Recently, the Oriental white stork, a nationally protected first-class wildlife species, was observed for the first time in Sihuang Town, Youjiang District. Last year, Baise also shared the achievements of the Guangxi Bangliang Gibbon National Nature Reserve and Guangxi Yachang Orchid National Nature Reserve with China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
Dr. Wan Rong, an associate researcher at China Agricultural University, suggests that Baise should capitalize on its unique ecological advantages by focusing on industries like health foods and medicinal-edible resources. This would allow the city to develop a full-chain consumer ecosystem, from “ecological resources” to “deep processing” and “brand marketing,” leveraging its “green potential” to drive “economic prosperity.”
Source: The Publicity Department of Baise City
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