Once-barren Ejine Banner becomes green oasis

The Suosuo is an important tree in desert areas because it is resistant to drought and salinity.

"Each 2-meter-high adult suosuo tree can fix 10 square meters of sand," Wang said.

With long periods of intense sun in Ejine Banner, Wang invented a drip irrigation technology driven by solar power to establish and maintain suosuo trees.

"It not only saves energy and water but also changes our pumping of water using diesel engines and watering with water trucks in the past. It solves expensive problems such as insufficient water and equipment that is easily damaged," Wang said.

To achieve a win-win from the eco-friendly benefits of suosuo trees, Wang began grafting Cistanche — a traditional Chinese medicinal herb — onto the trees.

"At present, more than 700 kilograms of Cistanche seeds have been collected, with an output value of more than 14 million yuan," Wang said.