Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Abandoned-Field-in-Guangdong-Province-27MZIFIZSOQM.htmlConceptually similarTextile Factory in Guangdong ProvinceGP028BVCompleted★★★★★★Wastewater in Guangdong ProvinceGP028BICompleted★★★★★★★Dyeing Factory in Guangdong ProvinceGP028B4Completed★★★★Polluted Pond in Guangdong ProvinceGP028BCCompleted★★★★★★Textile Workshop in Guangdong ProvinceGP028B9Completed★★★★★★★Fabric Factory in Guangdong ProvinceGP028BACompleted★★★★★★Fabric Workshop in Guangdong ProvinceGP028B7Completed★★★★★★Baby in a Factory in Guangdong ProvinceGP028B8Completed★★★★★★Wastewater in Guangdong ProvinceGP028BDCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP028BBAbandoned Field in Guangdong ProvinceOnce fertile, these fields outside Gurao in Shantou, have now been abandoned. In Gurao, where the economy is centered around textile production, Greenpeace has found high levels of industrial pollution and has documented the effects on the community.Locations:China-East Asia-GuangdongDate:5 Jun, 2010Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Children-Cityscapes-Day-Drought-Dry-Fields-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Pollution-Textile industry-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Intimate Pollution in ChinaGreenpeace has found high levels of industrial pollution in two factory towns in Guangdong province, China. Both these towns have economies that center around textile production. Gurao, in Shantou, produces 200 million bras every year and is known as one of China’s leading towns for underwear manufacturing. Xintang, in Zengcheng, is devoted to the complete manufacturing process of jeans, from weaving, dyeing and washing to tailoring and packaging. More than 60% of China’s jeans are produced in Xintang, which also accounts for 40% of all of China’s exported jeans. Greenpeace has documented the severe effect of industrial pollution on the residents of Xintang and Gurao.Related Collections:Intimate Pollution in China (Photos & Videos)EU Election: Environmental Impacts