An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - OCTOBER 6, 2024 - Ecological shelterbelts along the banks of the Heihe River in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Oct 6, 2024.

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - OCTOBER 6, 2024 - Ecological shelterbelts along the banks of the Heihe River in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Oct 6, 2024.

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - OCTOBER 6, 2024 - Trucks run on a highway along ecological shelterbelts along the Heihe River in Zhangye city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Oct 6, 2024. On both sides of the train, golden poplar, red leaf maple trees and farmers are drying seed corn constitute the autumn scenery.

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - OCTOBER 6, 2024 - Trucks run on a highway along ecological shelterbelts along the Heihe River in Zhangye city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Oct 6, 2024. On both sides of the train, golden poplar, red leaf maple trees and farmers are drying seed corn constitute the autumn scenery.

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - OCTOBER 6, 2024 - Trucks run on a highway along ecological shelterbelts along the Heihe River in Zhangye city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Oct 6, 2024. On both sides of the train, golden poplar, red leaf maple trees and farmers are drying seed corn constitute the autumn scenery.

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - OCTOBER 6, 2024 - Ecological shelterbelts along the banks of the Heihe River in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Oct 6, 2024.

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - OCTOBER 6, 2024 - Ecological shelterbelts along the banks of the Heihe River in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Oct 6, 2024.

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - OCTOBER 6, 2024 - Ecological shelterbelts along the banks of the Heihe River in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Oct 6, 2024.

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

An Ecological Shelterbelt Along The Heihe River in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - OCTOBER 6, 2024 - Trucks run on a highway along ecological shelterbelts along the Heihe River in Zhangye city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Oct 6, 2024. On both sides of the train, golden poplar, red leaf maple trees and farmers are drying seed corn constitute the autumn scenery.

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