中国打造“绿色长城”：沙漠里种树的惊人壮举
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="since">since</span> 1978, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 66 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="arid">arid</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="territories">territories</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sandy">sandy</span> <span word="steppes">steppes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="dunes">dunes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span>.</p><p>沙漠听上去不像是最理想的种树之地。但是自1978年以来，中国已在干旱的北方地区栽种了至少660亿棵树，希望能将沙质草原和黄色沙丘改造成绿色长城。</p><p><span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Teh">Teh</span> <span word="documented">documented</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="epic">epic</span> <span word="undertaking">undertaking</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="expansive">expansive</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="tending">tending</span> <span word="saplings">saplings</span>, <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blasting">blasting</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="water">water</span>. “<span word="Planting">Planting</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="skeptical">skeptical</span>,” <span word="Teh">Teh</span> <span word="says">says</span>. “<span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span>.”</p><p>郑永仁去年穿越中国北方，记录下了这一惊人的壮举。他拍摄了大量的工人管理树苗、给灌溉水车注水和给小树浇水的照片。他说：“从理论上说，种树是好事，但是你可能产生怀疑。不过亲眼目睹后令人难忘。”</p>
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