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From desert to forest: The green transformation of Xining

By Cui Can: 0 Comment(s)Print E-mail China.org.cn, August 9, 2018

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The Huanghsui River Wetland Park in Xining, the capital of western China's Qinghai province, is expected to open to the public in October. [Photo courtesy of Xining Forestry Administration]

The city recently finished building a large wetland park next to the Huangshui River, and it is expected to open to the public in October. "The park's highland ecosystem comprising rivers and meadows is of high scientific value," Tao Yaqin, the park's director, said.

As an old Chinese saying goes, "One generation plant the trees in whose shade another generation rests." According to the Xining municipal government, 25,333 hectares of the afforested area planted with at least 50 million nursery stocks as of 2017 could decrease the sediment by around 75,000 tons per year, greatly reducing water and soil loss. Compared to years before, local precipitation has increased by 50 millimeters, and its micro-climate has been improved, experts said.

"The government and citizens have all participated in the project to build Xining into a green city," said Liu Bo, director of Xining's Green Development Committee. "We believe it is the right thing and the right time to turn the wasteland green, and to let more people benefit from the city's green development."

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