China has successfully encircled the Taklamakan Desert, the country’s largest and the world’s second-largest shifting desert, with a 1,900-mile (3,050-kilometer) green belt of vegetation and solar-powered sand-blocking technology.
According to Lei, now that the Taklamakan Desert green belt is complete, China will continue to refine its efficiency and effectiveness. The use of green belts and solar-powered sand-blocking technology in the Taklamakan Desert is a big step forward in fighting desertification globally.
Covering 337,600 square km with a circumference of 3,046 km, the Taklimakan is also the world's second-largest drifting desert, according to statistics. The desert poses significant threats to its surrounding ecological environment.
Further energy development is underway in the Taklamakan Desert. The China Three Gorges Corporation plans to build a massive energy project featuring 8.5 gigawatts of solar power and 4 gigawatts of wind energy, expected to be completed in four years.
According to Chinese state media, the project, completed on Thursday, involved planting various trees, shrubs, and other vegetation in Yutian County at the desert’s southern edge. The Taklamakan Desert, often called the “sea of death,” covers 130,350 square miles (337,600 square kilometers), with 85% dominated by shifting sand dunes.
Luo Aike, deputy director of the forestry and grassland bureau of Hotan Prefecture, explained that the combination of photovoltaics and agriculture offers a new model for sand control and fixation in Hotan, mainly in areas far from oases.
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