(Xinhua/Ding Lei) Staff members plant onions in sandy land at a sand-control experimental station in Minfeng County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on April 8, ...

People prepare to plant tree seedlings at the Mu Us Desert in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region in March 2024. WANG PENG/XINHUA HOHHOT — The challenging task of afforestation at the edge of the Mu Us ...

For some time you will close your eyes and still be able to relive the startling moment you first saw this ancient stone city rising out of the desert floor ... is cracked and sandy, seared ...

China's forest coverage rate has exceeded 25 percent, and the country has contributed about 25 percent of the world's newly forested land. Through sustained efforts, the Taklimakan Desert has put on a ...

Duolun county (Figure 1) is located in the southern edge of Hunshandake Sandy Land in the farming pastoral ecotone of northern China (Yang et al ... Figure 5. Distribution map of PLES carrying ...

Vietnam is stepping up inspections of particular children’s toys over concerns that imagery on the model’s face resembles a map China uses to stake competing territorial claims in the South ...

An aerial drone photo taken on April 7, 2025 shows oleaster saplings in Hotan County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest ...

The Taklimakan Desert in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and ...

In China’s Tarim Basin, spring brings fierce dust storms fueled by dry landscapes and shifting winds. NASA satellites ...

This photo taken on April 12, 2025 shows a grassland in Baicheng county, Aksu prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] The Taklimakan Desert in Northwest ...

BOMBSHELL Google Maps images ... is likely to aid China's enemy if it means keeping its independence. Taiwan's economy is another factor in China's desperation to reclaim the land.