A woman frolics in a field of rape blossoms in Beijing’s Daxing district. [Photo provided by Daxing district]

A child photographs a sea of rape flowers in Beijing’s Daxing district. [Photo provided by Daxing district]

The alfalfa flowers are in full bloom in Beijing’s Daxing district. [Photo provided by Daxing district]

Lixian town transplants 12,000 trees in the villages surrounding Beijing Daxing International Airport. [Photo provided by Daxing district]

Since Beijing Daxing International Airport was put into use, Lixian township in Beijing’s Daxing district has made continuous efforts to improve the environment around the air transit hub.

This year, Lixian’s cumulative concentration of PM 2.5 saw a 16.5 percent reduction year-on-year – the largest decrease in Daxing district. Meanwhile, its TSP data dropped 22.9 percent year-on-year.

Pollution levels for both measurements (PM2.5 and TSP) have declined for three consecutive years.

The town transplanted 12,000 trees in the villages surrounding the airport and has implemented fallow crop rotation to improve land quality. A total of 2,300 mu (153.3 acres) of landscape crops such as alfalfa and rapeseed have also been cultivated in the area.

Also, Lixian has promoted air pollution control by utilizing the environmental protection grid system and strengthening the management of construction units.

Notably, the township has established a map system that monitors roads to reduce traffic and dust pollution.