Technological innovation facilitates greening of China's 7th largest desert

Staff members plant trees in sandy soil at the Kubuqi Desert in Jinghang Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 24, 2018. Kubuqi, the seventh largest desert in China, is a good example of China's success in alleviating desertification. About 6,460 square kilometers of the Kubuqi desert has been reclaimed in the last 30 years. (Xinhua/Zou Yu)