Desert Control is a huge challenge. In the past, China had much to learn from the rest of the world. But now the shoe is on the other foot. It's time for China!
| A Special Glue Researchers from Chongqing Jiaotong University develop a special glue to change desert ground into soil that people can grow plants in. The "sand glue" made of plant is used to help keep water, nutrients(营养) and air. And it has been used in different areas. | An Interview in Yulin (Li has planted more than 2.300 mu of forest.) Q: Did your family support you when you decided to plant trees? Li: Not really. My family was strongly against my idea. My son even brought me back home, but the next day I went there again. Q: Did you have any difficulties? Li: Yes. At that time, the living conditions in the mountains were really terrible, and I didn't have any experience. Though I worked more than 10 hours every day, less than 10% of the trees could be alive. Q: How did you solve the problem? Li: I bought books and used what I learned to plant trees. I tried again and again. 19 years has passed, and more than 95% of the trees are alive now. Q: It took you 19 years to plant trees. Any regrets? Li: No. It's my dream. And my biggest wish is that everyone plants a few trees every year. |
| The Past and the Present Nearly 30 years ago, the Kubuqi Desert, the seventh largest desert in China, was a barren( 贫瘠的) land with no future. The local people called the Kubuqi Desert the "sea of death". Thanks to our government, chances came. The Kubuqi people have changed the desert into an oasis(绿洲). It has offered chances for the locals to get more money in different ways like selling farm products. They change the desert and the desert helps them. It's a win-win situation. |
