The Chinese may be getting serious about protecting their dwindling water resources.
Six golf courses in Beijing, a city suffering from a drought, have been forced to close because they were “threatening the local water source in their respective areas,” according to China Radio International. The names of the courses haven’t been announced.
A website called Beijing Golf Courses says that the capital city has between 60 and 73 courses and that local water officials have heretofore turned “a blind eye” to their water use.