Updated: June 6, 2021 10:54english.www.gov.cn/Xinhua
Aerial photo taken on June 2 shows the section of the Yarlung Zangbo River in Shannan city, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. The city’s local forestry department has built an artificial forest along the south bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River in 40 years, which suffered from sandstorms for a long time. China has been promoting high-standard afforestation projects in this area. Shannan city has seen 656,600 mu (43,773.33 hectares) of ecological security barriers to prevent and control desertification, 401,700 mu of tree-planting afforestation, and 176,200 mu of afforestation via closing off hillsides. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial photo taken on June 2, 2021, shows the Yarlung Zangbo River. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial photo taken on June 2, 2021, shows Sangye county, Shannan city, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villagers plant trees in a desertificated slope along the Yarlung Zangbo River in Shannan city, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region on June 2, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villagers fix sands at the valley of the Yarlung Zangbo River on July 14, 2019, in Shannan city, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on March, 7, 2021, shows saplings used for voluntary tree planting in Shannan city, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]
A villager from Liuqiong village, Jixiong town, Shannan city, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, waters saplings on June 2, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villagers from Liuqiong village, Jixiong town, Shannan city, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, check saplings on June 2, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
