Scenery of populus diversifolia forest along Tarim River in Xinjiang

A populus diversifolia forest is seen along a 50-km-long section of Tarim River crossing the north of Taklimakan desert in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.（China News Service/Jiao Yinhui）

The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps has made efforts to control desertification and improved local ecological system.