CRI Voices:当高尔夫球的热潮来临时 (1)

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■中国国际广播之声（CRI）是中国向全世界广播的国家广播之声。其宗旨是“向世界介绍中国，向中国介绍世界，向世界报道世界，增进中国人民与世界人民之间的了解和友谊”。
■本节目听写包罗万千，涉及经济，政治，科学，文化等，皆在提高沪友听力水平，增进知识，何乐而不为？
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Ma Jun
Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs
NGO
Beijing

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Ever since golf was introduced to the general public in China in 1984, the game has become increasingly popular among the country's rapidly growing population of wealthy people.
The booming golfing industry has defiantly challenged the government moratorium.
Official statistics show that 430 new courses have been built in the past eight years despite a government ban that attempts to protect the land and environment. Ma Jun is an environmentalist at the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, an NGO based in Beijing.
"In the northern parts of China, some golf courses operate by exploiting underground water. Some are even using deep underground water, which can never be replenished. This causes massive ecological damage."
The huge amount of chemical fertilizer used to keep the courses green is also a threat to nearby ecological systems.
The growing drive to play the game also puts huge pressure on land availability.
According to China's land watchdog, the construction of golf courses is one of the most prominent ways that land is used illegally. Of 18,500 hectares of land illegally used during the first half of last year, 6,000 hectares were formerly arable land.