URUMQI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A green corridor has been created through afforestation in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, serving as a sand shield for the Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway, which runs through the southern rim of the Taklimakan Desert. A total of 50 million square meters of grass grids have been laid and 13 million shrub and tree seedlings have been planted, stretching 300 kilometers along the railway and covering the section most prone to sandstorms, according to the Xinjiang Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway Co.
Aerial photo taken on May 19, 2022 shows Jiaohe ancient city in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Gulibekge Maiming Reheman is a conservator of the cultural treasure trove of Jiaohe Ruins, the world's biggest and best-preserved relics of a clay-built city in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
* Gulibekge Maiming Reheman is a conservator of the cultural treasure trove of Jiaohe Ruins, the world's biggest and best-preserved relics of a clay-built city in Turpan, Xinjiang. * Since 1972, Gulibekge's grandfather, father, and now herself have been devoted to the protection of the ancient city of Jiaohe.
URUMQI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Rows of modern workshops stand neatly, while outside lies a small experimental field divided into more than a dozen different zones. Various varieties of safflower are planted here, as several workers weed the fields, observe the growth of safflower seedlings and make records.
