Sustained hot weather and low precipitation have shrunk China's largest freshwater lake by as much as 75 percent.

天气持续炎热、降水偏少导致中国最大的淡水湖（面积）缩小 75%。

By 2030, the ecological compensation mechanism of the Taihu Lake basin will be basically completed, setting a model for the comprehensive and coordinated treatment of water environments. Taihu Lake is China's third-largest freshwater lake.

到2030年，太湖全流域生态保护补偿机制基本建成，为全国流域水环境综合协同治理打造示范样板。太湖是我国第三大淡水湖。