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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Gourd Painting

Gourd painting meticulously crafted by artisans using gourds as carriers in Hami, Xinjiang, China on December 28, 2025.

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Making Toys from Wood Scraps - Kansas

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Volunteers Bryce Bradshaw, 13, from left, his father Brandon Bradshaw of Independence, Steve "Woody" Wood, and Tony Kisner, both of Lawrence, work together adding wheels to toy trucks on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Lawrence, Kansas. Crafted from donated wood scraps under the guidance of Jay Morris, the 115 trucks will be donated to the Toys for Tots program. Photo by Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Making Toys from Wood Scraps - Kansas

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Brandon Bradshaw, a volunteer from Independence, Missouri, carries newly finished wooden toy trucks crafted under the guidance of Jay Morris from JHM Woodworks, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Lawrence, Kansas. Using donated wood scraps, Morris and his team of volunteers will handcraft 115 delivery-style trucks that will be distributed to children in need through the Toys for Tots program. Photo by Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Celebration - Bangladesh

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on October 10,2024 In Dhaka,Bangladesh with due religious fervor and gaiety.Temples and makeshift mandaps saw a large number of devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were formally installed on Maha Shasthi, which was observed on Wednesday. Although the puja began on Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting the puja pandals and mandaps in large numbers from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Celebration - Bangladesh

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on October 10,2024 In Dhaka,Bangladesh with due religious fervor and gaiety.Temples and makeshift mandaps saw a large number of devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were formally installed on Maha Shasthi, which was observed on Wednesday. Although the puja began on Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting the puja pandals and mandaps in large numbers from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Celebration - Bangladesh

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on October 10,2024 In Dhaka,Bangladesh with due religious fervor and gaiety.Temples and makeshift mandaps saw a large number of devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were formally installed on Maha Shasthi, which was observed on Wednesday. Although the puja began on Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting the puja pandals and mandaps in large numbers from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Celebration - Bangladesh

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on October 10,2024 In Dhaka,Bangladesh with due religious fervor and gaiety.Temples and makeshift mandaps saw a large number of devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were formally installed on Maha Shasthi, which was observed on Wednesday. Although the puja began on Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting the puja pandals and mandaps in large numbers from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Celebration - Bangladesh

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on October 10,2024 In Dhaka,Bangladesh with due religious fervor and gaiety.Temples and makeshift mandaps saw a large number of devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were formally installed on Maha Shasthi, which was observed on Wednesday. Although the puja began on Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting the puja pandals and mandaps in large numbers from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Celebration - Bangladesh

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on October 10,2024 In Dhaka,Bangladesh with due religious fervor and gaiety.Temples and makeshift mandaps saw a large number of devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were formally installed on Maha Shasthi, which was observed on Wednesday. Although the puja began on Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting the puja pandals and mandaps in large numbers from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Celebration - Bangladesh

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on October 10,2024 In Dhaka,Bangladesh with due religious fervor and gaiety.Temples and makeshift mandaps saw a large number of devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were formally installed on Maha Shasthi, which was observed on Wednesday. Although the puja began on Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting the puja pandals and mandaps in large numbers from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Celebration - Bangladesh

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on October 10,2024 In Dhaka,Bangladesh with due religious fervor and gaiety.Temples and makeshift mandaps saw a large number of devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were formally installed on Maha Shasthi, which was observed on Wednesday. Although the puja began on Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting the puja pandals and mandaps in large numbers from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Celebration - Bangladesh

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on October 10,2024 In Dhaka,Bangladesh with due religious fervor and gaiety.Temples and makeshift mandaps saw a large number of devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were formally installed on Maha Shasthi, which was observed on Wednesday. Although the puja began on Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting the puja pandals and mandaps in large numbers from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Celebration - Bangladesh

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on October 10,2024 In Dhaka,Bangladesh with due religious fervor and gaiety.Temples and makeshift mandaps saw a large number of devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were formally installed on Maha Shasthi, which was observed on Wednesday. Although the puja began on Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting the puja pandals and mandaps in large numbers from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Celebration - Bangladesh

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on October 10,2024 In Dhaka,Bangladesh with due religious fervor and gaiety.Temples and makeshift mandaps saw a large number of devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were formally installed on Maha Shasthi, which was observed on Wednesday. Although the puja began on Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting the puja pandals and mandaps in large numbers from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Celebration - Bangladesh

Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on October 10,2024 In Dhaka,Bangladesh with due religious fervor and gaiety.Temples and makeshift mandaps saw a large number of devotees and visitors as beautifully crafted idols of Goddess Durga were formally installed on Maha Shasthi, which was observed on Wednesday. Although the puja began on Maha Shasthi, devotees started visiting the puja pandals and mandaps in large numbers from today (the day of Maha Saptami). Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers set up straw checkerboards in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 24, 1994. 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 been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions in northern China. In

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers pave straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 29, 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 been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions i

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers pave straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 30, 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 been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions i

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers produce straw checkerboard materials in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 29, 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 been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions in northern

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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

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers set up straw checkerboards in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 13, 2019. 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 been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions in northern China. In 2

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 7, 2020 shows workers paving straw checkerboards near a section of an express way in the Tengger Desert, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. 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 been widely promoted

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

An aerial drone photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows workers paving straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. 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 been widely promoted and used in affores

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

An aerial drone photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows workers paving straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. 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 been widely promoted and used in affores

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers pave straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 29, 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 been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions i

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers pave straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 30, 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 been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions i

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

An aerial drone photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. 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 been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other r

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers carry straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 30, 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 been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

An aerial drone photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows workers paving straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. 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 been widely promoted and used in affores

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers pave straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 30, 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 been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions i

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 29, 2021 shows a section of an express way protected by straw checkerboards from the sand in the Tengger Desert, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. 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 been widely pr