Winter Wheat Sowing

Winter Wheat Sowing

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - A farmer driving a wheat planter equipped with a Beidou navigation control system is sowing wheat in the field in Xuwa Village, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China on November 19, 2025.

Winter Wheat Sowing

Winter Wheat Sowing

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - A farmer driving a wheat planter equipped with a Beidou navigation control system is sowing wheat in the field in Xuwa Village, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China on November 19, 2025.

Winter Wheat Sowing

Winter Wheat Sowing

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - A farmer driving a wheat planter equipped with a Beidou navigation control system is sowing wheat in the field in Xuwa Village, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China on November 19, 2025.

Winter Wheat Sowing

Winter Wheat Sowing

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - A farmer driving a wheat planter equipped with a Beidou navigation control system is sowing wheat in the field in Xuwa Village, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China on November 19, 2025.

Alfalfa Planting Demonstration Base - China

Alfalfa Planting Demonstration Base - China

An aerial drone photo taken on September 9, 2025 shows farmers adding alfalfa seeds to a planter at an alfalfa planting base in Cele County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Alfalfa planting has provided stable forage supply for the local animal husbandry. Meanwhile, a "cooperative plus enterprise" development mode made it possible to establish a complete industrial chain of alfalfa planting, processing and sales in Hotan, which not only helped to build an ecological barrier, but also boosted income of farmers. Photo by Xinhua/Ding Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

BAZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 12, 2025 - An unmanned high-horsepower cotton planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system works in a high-standard farmland in Bazhou, Xinjiang province, China on April 12, 2025.

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

BAZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 12, 2025 - An unmanned high-horsepower cotton planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system works in a high-standard farmland in Bazhou, Xinjiang province, China on April 12, 2025.

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

BAZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 12, 2025 - An unmanned high-horsepower cotton planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system works in a high-standard farmland in Bazhou, Xinjiang province, China on April 12, 2025.

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

BAZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 12, 2025 - An unmanned high-horsepower cotton planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system works in a high-standard farmland in Bazhou, Xinjiang province, China on April 12, 2025.

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

BAZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 12, 2025 - An unmanned high-horsepower cotton planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system works in a high-standard farmland in Bazhou, Xinjiang province, China on April 12, 2025.

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

BAZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 12, 2025 - An unmanned high-horsepower cotton planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system works in a high-standard farmland in Bazhou, Xinjiang province, China on April 12, 2025.

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

BAZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 12, 2025 - An unmanned high-horsepower cotton planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system works in a high-standard farmland in Bazhou, Xinjiang province, China on April 12, 2025.

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

China Xinjiang Cotton Sowing

BAZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 12, 2025 - An unmanned high-horsepower cotton planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system works in a high-standard farmland in Bazhou, Xinjiang province, China on April 12, 2025.

36th Inner Mongolia Agricultural Expo in Hohhot

36th Inner Mongolia Agricultural Expo in Hohhot

HOHHOT, CHINA - MARCH 26, 2025 - Visitors view a precision grain planter at the 36th Inner Mongolia Agricultural Expo in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China on March 26, 2025.

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2025 - A farmer drives a potato planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system to work in a field in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, China on March 14, 2025.

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2025 - A farmer drives a potato planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system to work in a field in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, China on March 14, 2025.

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2025 - A farmer drives a potato planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system to work in a field in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, China on March 14, 2025.

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2025 - A farmer drives a potato planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system to work in a field in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, China on March 14, 2025.

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2025 - A farmer drives a potato planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system to work in a field in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, China on March 14, 2025.

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2025 - A farmer drives a potato planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system to work in a field in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, China on March 14, 2025.

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2025 - A farmer drives a potato planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system to work in a field in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, China on March 14, 2025.

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2025 - A farmer drives a potato planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system to work in a field in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, China on March 14, 2025.

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2025 - A farmer drives a potato planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system to work in a field in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, China on March 14, 2025.

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

Smart Agriculture in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2025 - A farmer drives a potato planter equipped with the Beidou navigation system to work in a field in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, China on March 14, 2025.

Dnipro recovers from overnight Russian missile attack

Dnipro recovers from overnight Russian missile attack

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - JULY 1, 2024 - Geraniums in plastic planters grow in a barred window that was damaged by a recent Russian missile attack, Dnipro, east-central Ukraine. Russia launched a missile attack on the city of Dnipro Monday night, July 1. At least, 67 buildings were damaged in the strike, including a school and a kindergarten, and 469 windows were smashed.

Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, demonstrates an upgraded electric seedling planter invented by himself in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 1, 2024. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has

(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(240616) -- ZHONGWEI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, demonstrates an upgraded electric seedling planter invented by himself in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 1, 2024. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the s

(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(240616) -- ZHONGWEI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, demonstrates a precision seedling planter invented by himself in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 1, 2024. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival r

(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(240616) -- ZHONGWEI, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, demonstrates an upgraded electric seedling planter invented by himself in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 1, 2024. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of aff

(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGWEI-ENVIRONMENT-SAND CONTROL (CN)

(240616) -- ZHONGWEI, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, demonstrates a precision seedling planter invented by himself in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 1, 2024. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestatio

Russians shell Kharkiv

Russians shell Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 6, 2024 - A plant in a pot is seen on the windowsill covered with glass shards at a school damaged in a Russian precision-guided munition attack, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-JIAMUSI-AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY-PRODUCTION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-JIAMUSI-AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY-PRODUCTION (CN)

(240314) -- HARBIN, March 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member tests the control system of a high-speed air-blown electric planter at the backyard of an agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprise in Jiamusi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 13, 2024. In China's major grain production province Heilongjiang, known as the country's "grain barn," agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprises are gearing up to meet market demand for this year's spring ploughing season. In Jiamusi City, as the practice of scientific tillage and the appliance of smart agricultural machinery has become a new trend this year, the manufacturing of agricultural machinery is now added with more hi-tech elements, such as the application of Beidou satellite navigation system. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-JIAMUSI-AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY-PRODUCTION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-JIAMUSI-AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY-PRODUCTION (CN)

(240314) -- HARBIN, March 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member assembles a planter at the workshop of an agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprise in Jiamusi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 12, 2024. In China's major grain production province Heilongjiang, known as the country's "grain barn," agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprises are gearing up to meet market demand for this year's spring ploughing season. In Jiamusi City, as the practice of scientific tillage and the appliance of smart agricultural machinery has become a new trend this year, the manufacturing of agricultural machinery is now added with more hi-tech elements, such as the application of Beidou satellite navigation system. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-JIAMUSI-AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY-PRODUCTION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-JIAMUSI-AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY-PRODUCTION (CN)

(240314) -- HARBIN, March 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members test a high-speed air-blown electric planter at the backyard of an agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprise in Jiamusi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 13, 2024. In China's major grain production province Heilongjiang, known as the country's "grain barn," agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprises are gearing up to meet market demand for this year's spring ploughing season. In Jiamusi City, as the practice of scientific tillage and the appliance of smart agricultural machinery has become a new trend this year, the manufacturing of agricultural machinery is now added with more hi-tech elements, such as the application of Beidou satellite navigation system. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-JIAMUSI-AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY-PRODUCTION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-JIAMUSI-AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY-PRODUCTION (CN)

(240314) -- HARBIN, March 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members assemble a planter at the workshop of an agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprise in Jiamusi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 13, 2024. In China's major grain production province Heilongjiang, known as the country's "grain barn," agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprises are gearing up to meet market demand for this year's spring ploughing season. In Jiamusi City, as the practice of scientific tillage and the appliance of smart agricultural machinery has become a new trend this year, the manufacturing of agricultural machinery is now added with more hi-tech elements, such as the application of Beidou satellite navigation system. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-JIAMUSI-AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY-PRODUCTION (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-JIAMUSI-AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY-PRODUCTION (CN)

(240314) -- HARBIN, March 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member assembles a planter at the workshop of an agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprise in Jiamusi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 12, 2024. In China's major grain production province Heilongjiang, known as the country's "grain barn," agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprises are gearing up to meet market demand for this year's spring ploughing season. In Jiamusi City, as the practice of scientific tillage and the appliance of smart agricultural machinery has become a new trend this year, the manufacturing of agricultural machinery is now added with more hi-tech elements, such as the application of Beidou satellite navigation system. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

Christmas decorations in Kyiv streets

Christmas decorations in Kyiv streets

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 6, 2023 - String lights decorate a spruce tree in a mirror planter in the street in the city centre on Saint Nicholas Day ahead of Christmas and New Year, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Christmas decorations in Kyiv streets

Christmas decorations in Kyiv streets

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 6, 2023 - A man stands at the doors to a shop decorated with lanterns, baubles and mirror planters with spruce trees in the city centre on Saint Nicholas Day ahead of Christmas and New Year, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Christmas decorations in Kyiv streets

Christmas decorations in Kyiv streets

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 6, 2023 - Lanterns, baubles and a mirror planter with a spruce tree decorate the entrance to a building in the city centre on Saint Nicholas Day ahead of Christmas and New Year, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 27, 2023 shows Delg's home deep in the desert in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Delg (R) and her son prune a Haloxylon plant in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 28, 2023. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Delg waters Haloxylon plants in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 28, 2023. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Delg prunes a Haloxylon plant in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 28, 2023. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Delg touches the first tree she and her husband Su He planted in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 27, 2023. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Su He plants a Haloxylon seedling in the desert in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 30, 2015. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 27, 2023 shows Delg patrolling in the Haloxylon forest in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 27, 2023 shows bungalows built by Su He and Delg near the Heicheng relic site in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Delg (R) and her son look at an old photo in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 27, 2023. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Delg (R) and her son pose for a photo after pruning Haloxylon plants in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 28, 2023. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EJINA BANNER-DESERT-PLANTER (CN)

(231030) -- EJINA BANNER, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Delg arranges Haloxylon branches she cut off while pruning in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 28, 2023. Su He, dubbed a "role model of the times," was a retired cadre living near the Heicheng relic site, a well preserved ancient city on the Silk Road, in Ejina Banner. Su and her wife Delg planted a Haloxylon forest covering 3,500 mu (about 233.33 hectares) from 2004 to 2021, which still serves as an ecological shield against sandstorms to the Heicheng relic site. Delg and their son stayed to take care of and expand the Haloxylon forest after Su's passing in 2021. Bungalows built by Su and Delg when they initially took root in the desert in 2004 still stand there, but are now flanked by trees. The Su family chose to keep composing an ode to life and green in this rarely visited area of desert. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)