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Article: Ma Jun: the call of rivers
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- October 28, 2009
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Ma Jun: the call of rivers
By Gong Yidong
BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- When Ma Jun stood on the banks of
the mighty and yet polluted Yangtze River in 1994, he had vague idea
that one day he would devote himself to a Mission Impossible: saving
China's dying rivers.
Named as one of 100 Most Influential Persons of 2006 by Time
magazine, Ma has spared no efforts to raise public participation in
environmental protection. Backing him up is a brand-new information
platform linking government, businesses and ordinary people.
Born in 1968, Ma often recalls the "good old days" of his
childhood by the Jin'gouhe River, or Golden Hook River, a major
source of water for Beijing residents. "The water ...