Xu Guangshun is a farmer in caigongzhuang Town, Jinghai district. The cold winter has gone, and the sun is warm in spring. He is busy irrigation more than 3000 mu of spring wheat.

Xu Guangshun learned that the water for spring irrigation comes from the Yangtze River in southern China. Although he doesn’t know much about the details of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project, he can clearly feel that the water quality and quantity have improved significantly in recent years. As a large grower, such changes make Xu Guangshun full of a sense of security.

In Tianjin, the benefit scope of the South-to-North Water Transfer is not only Jinghai district. Focus on the middle route of water diversion from the Yangtze River. Since December 12, 2014, the Middle Route Project of South-to-North water transfer has officially delivered water to Tianjin. The high-quality water source has ensured the safety of water supply in Tianjin for more than 2100 days and nights, and met the water demand of urban and rural water supply, urban construction, ecological environment replenishment and other aspects in Tianjin. At present, the water diversion from the river has covered 14 of the 16 administrative regions of Tianjin, benefiting 12 million residents of the city.