(FOCUS)CHINA-XINJIANG-YUMIN COUNTY-NOMADS-LIFE (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-XINJIANG-YUMIN COUNTY-NOMADS-LIFE (CN)

(230711) -- YUMIN, July 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Habudelashen Nusupbek (1st, L) and other family members take a rest during their trip to the summer pastures in Yumin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 3, 2023. Baht Turlksi, a 53-year-old herder, lives near the majestic Baluke Mountain, which lies in the south of Yumin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. "Baht" means "happiness", this name carries the purest expectation of parents for a better life of the next generation. With the hard working of the family during the decades and the support from the government, the good wishes have already become reality. Kazak herders move between the winter pastures, spring-autumn pastures and summer pastures throughout the year. For many nomadic families in the autonomous region, the country's modernization drive has brought continuous benefits to their daily lives. In recent years, the Chinese government has launched projects to build permanent settlements for herde

Green belt on edge of desert benefits farmers, herdsmen in north China

STORY: Green belt on edge of desert benefits farmers, herdsmen in north China DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of saxaul trees 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU HONGYI, Head of a forestry station in Alxa Left Banner in Inner Mongolia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU HONGYI, Head of a forestry station in Alxa Left Banner in Inner Mongolia 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): XU QIANGYE, Local herdsman STORYLINE: A forest of saxaul trees on the edge of a desert in China's Inner Mongolia, not only prevents the encroachment of the desert, but also helps boost incomes for local residents. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU HONGYI, Head of a forestry station in Alxa Left Banner in Inner Mongolia "The government in Alxa Left Banner proposed building an industrial base of saxauls and herba cistanches in 2010, which covers an area of about 66,667 hectares. One purpose of it was to improve the ecology, and the other is to facilitate the employment of farmers and herde