Karchug told China Daily that ever since he was young, his parents have instilled in him the importance of taking care of the environment, as life along the river would suffer if the river was polluted at its source.

He has passed on this duty to his children. These days, whenever they have school holidays, he takes them to pick up garbage in the area. He said he will continue to promote this responsibility to them so that they will continue this work in the future.

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