China Yunnan

Xi leads by example in advancing afforestation

Braving high winds and occasional sandstorms, Du Wenhua and his co-workers engaged in meticulously orchestrated efforts to afforest an expansive stretch of sand dunes and deserts in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. It took them less than five minutes to plant a saxaul sapling, which can survive with minimum water in arid conditions. They plan to afforest over 5,000 hectares of sandy areas this month to protect farmland from…