Green projects are among the major beneficiaries of the government's 4-trillion-yuan stimulus package.

      Wan Bentai, chief engineer at the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), said some 210 billion yuan ($30.7 billion) will support environmental initiatives, including the construction of sewage and waste treatment facilities and improvements to energy-efficiency and ecology conservation.

      A total of 160 billion yuan will flow into pollution treatment projects aimed at protecting rivers and lakes. Work will benefit Huaihe, Haihe and Liaohe rivers, Taihu, Chaohu, and Dianchi lakes, as well as reservoir areas for the Three Gorges and Xiaolangdi hydro project on the Yellow River.

      Most of the investment will support sewage and waste treatment facilities, Wan said.

      Projects to reduce energy use and prevent industrial pollution will get 40 billion yuan, while the last 10 billion from the 210-billion will go to ecological conservation.