A project to contain and irrigate the Taklimakan Desert in Northwest China is bearing fruit Imam Memet, a forest ranger with the Kekeya afforestation project, scans woodland in the area. [Xinhua] A project to contain and irrigate the Taklimakan Desert in Northwest China is bearing fruit More than 30 years ago, a war against desertification was waged silently in a little-known spot called Kekeya in Aksu prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Despite the low-key approach, the program's influence was widespread because the locals won the battle and passed on the task of fighting Mother Nature's quirks to those who will continue to strive for a better environment. Located at the northwestern edge of the Taklimakan Desert, the largest in China, Kekeya was once notorious for its unstable weather and frequent sandstorms. The Taklimakan, which at 337,000 square kilometers is only slightly smaller than Germany, is also the world's second-largest shifting sand desert. In 1986, officials in Kekeya launched an afforestation project to prevent the desert from expanding, and reduce the impact of dust and sandstorms on nearby residents. It was completed in 2015. Over the past 32 years, a green wall stretching for about 77,000 hectares has gradually been erected between the desert and local towns. The remarkable achievement in Kekeya has inspired more people to participate in ongoing ecological campaigns that are expected to transform the desert into an oasis. inspirational rubber braceletsrubber wristbandsrubber band braceletscheap custom wristbandscartier rubber bracelet
BEIJING -- China's top political advisor Wang Yang on Monday met with a visiting delegation of an association of provincial political advisors on the mainland, who are also Macao residents.Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, said the association had carried forward impressive work and achieved commendable results over the two years since its founding.Wang said he hoped the association would take an active part in reform and opening up in a new era as well as the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.Wang urged more care for the youth to pass down the one country, two systems cause to to younger generations.He also encouraged them to improve the association's activities and make greater contribution to the lasting prosperity, stability and development in Macao. cool things to do with rubber braceletsplastic braceletspretty little liars bracelet customcustom mantra braceletswholesale rubber bracelets<%2fcenter>
