Retiree turns back the sands of time

By Zou Shuo in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-09-18 17:30
Share
Share - WeChat
Gerel and her son Uul at their home in Tongliao city, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

Setbacks

In 2002, while carrying a bundle of saplings, Gerel fell and broke her left wrist, yet she did not tell anyone and was treated by a local bonesetter. She continued to plant trees, but has been left with permanent injuries and is unable to carry heavy objects.

Uul, Gerel's son, said no one in the family supported the couple's mission to grow trees as they were worried about their health.

"However, as they would not give up, the only thing we could do was visit them as frequently as possible," he said.

The couple's children and grandchildren traveled to the village almost every weekend and during holidays to help them plant and tend to the trees, he said.

Through experiments with different seeds and saplings and planting methods, the survival rate of the trees gradually increased, Gerel said.

Band of brothers battles solitude, wind to transform desert

Chinese treatment cures Pakistani girl

Firefighters rescue 2-year-old from septic tank in Ningxia

18-year-old honored for saving classmate's life

46-year-old man secures master's admission after three attempts

Shen Qinglin: From welding shop apprentice to inventor with 96 national patents

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US