Building last line of defense against desert
By Daniel Chinoy | China Daily | Updated: 2010-05-25 07:52
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Mongolian farmer Jiruga protects herself from blowing sand while planting trees near Gaotou in Inner Mongolia. Her land, once in the heart of Inner Mongolia's grasslands, is now largely desert. Jonah M. Kessel / China Daily |
Villagers turn to trees as the last hope in holding back spreading desert. Daniel Chinoy reports from Inner Mongolia.
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