CHINA-XINJIANG-DESERT-BOTANICAL GARDEN (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-DESERT-BOTANICAL GARDEN (CN)

(230905) -- URUMQI, Sept. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 27, 2019 shows the Tazhong botanical garden in Taklimakan Desert, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Wondrous Xinjiang: Botanical garden in the heart of desert" (Xinhua/Su Chuanyi)

A visit to a green community in China's largest desert

STORY: A visit to a green community in China's largest desert DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): GOU LIFENG, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHU MINHUA, Worker of the Tazhong oil and gas production management area of Tarim Oilfield 3. STANDUP 2 (English): GOU LIFENG, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU HAIXIA, Worker of the Tazhong oil and gas production management area of Tarim Oilfield STORYLINE: Despite severe weather conditions, oil workers have cultivated their own vegetable and fruit gardens in the center of the Taklimakan Desert, the largest desert in China. STANDUP 1 (English): GOU LIFENG, Xinhua correspondent "Guess where I am now? At a vegetable base? No, I am now in the Taklimakan Desert. The vegetables and fruits here, including watermelons and tomatoes, are all grown by oil workers." The Tazhong oil and gas production management area of Tarim Oilfield is located in the

A visit to botanic garden in middle of China's largest desert

STORY: A visit to botanic garden in middle of China's largest desert DATELINE: June 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP (English): GOU LIFENG, Xinhua correspondent 2 various of the Tazhong Botanical Garden 3 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHANG QING, Senior engineer of Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences 4 various of the Tazhong Botanical Garden STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): GOU LIFENG, Xinhua correspondent "Guess where I am now? At a holiday resort? No! I'm in the middle of the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting sand desert. It's also known as 'the sea of death.' This is the Tazhong Botanical Garden." This botanical garden in China's Xinjiang is home to over 230 species of vegetation. Through unremitting efforts, researchers have discovered new irrigation methods and ideal plants for growing the vegetation. The plants selected here are often used in building shelterbelts along desert highways i