Residential buildings for villagers are pictured at Meilin Village in Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Aug. 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Mao Zhu)
Meilin, which has long been a model village for rural development, has been actively exploring ways to reduce pollution and carbon emissions in recent years. Through a series of measures such as promoting rooftop photovoltaic projects, building smart farmlands and integrated photovoltaic charging and storage stations, clean energy is being widely adopted here, injecting green impetus for the rural revitalization.