Xiamen Yuandang Lake is a Chinese-style modern model of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and it is also a window to a beautiful city. The lake was evaluated by the U.N.

Development Program as a "Demonstration Project for Marine Pollution Prevention and Management in East Asian Seas" and was promoted globally. In October 2021, Yu andang Lake ecological restoration was selected into theme four of the Ecological Civilization Forum of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.