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Damaged vegetation restored through soil preservation in NW China's Gansu
By Xinhua Published: Dec 06, 2022 08:46 AM
This aerial photo taken on July 31, 2018 shows a view of grasslands and Awancang Wetland in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province. This year's World Soil Day fell on Monday. Located on the northeast brink of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands, which had suffered a lot from degeneration and desertification before the end of the 20th century.(Photo: Xinhua)

This aerial photo taken on July 31, 2018 shows a view of grasslands and Awancang Wetland in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province. This year's World Soil Day fell on Monday. Located on the northeast brink of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands, which had suffered a lot from degeneration and desertification before the end of the 20th century.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
A herd of Hequ horses gallop on a ranch in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province, July 15, 2021. This year's World Soil Day fell on Monday. Located on the northeast brink of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands, which had suffered a lot from degeneration and desertification before the end of the 20th century. (Photo: Xinhua)

A herd of Hequ horses gallop on a ranch in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province, July 15, 2021. This year's World Soil Day fell on Monday. Located on the northeast brink of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands, which had suffered a lot from degeneration and desertification before the end of the 20th century. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
This aerial photo taken on June 23, 2019 shows a view of the Yellow River in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province. This year's World Soil Day fell on Monday. Located on the northeast brink of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands, which had suffered a lot from degeneration and desertification before the end of the 20th century.(Photo: Xinhua)

This aerial photo taken on June 23, 2019 shows a view of the Yellow River in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province. This year's World Soil Day fell on Monday. Located on the northeast brink of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands, which had suffered a lot from degeneration and desertification before the end of the 20th century.(Photo: Xinhua)