Across China: Restoring ecology on northern edge of Taklimakan Desert

URUMQI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Aimati Wusman, a cotton farmer in Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, used to struggle with the hardships brought by wind and sand. However, things have changed dramatically since a project was launched in 2021 to restore ecology and harness desertification.

"The Eichman area near our village was all Gobi Desert. When sandstorms came, nothing could be