国内英语资讯:China Focus: From a single tree to a forest -- Saihanbas story
<p><span word="SHIJIAZHUANG">SHIJIAZHUANG</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 5-- <span word="About">About</span> 400 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="swathe">swathe</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="shield">shield</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="reduces">reduces</span> <span word="sandstorms">sandstorms</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Saihanba">Saihanba</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="purifies">purifies</span> 137 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>-<span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barren">barren</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="Yunguo">Yunguo</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="merit">merit</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Fifty">Fifty</span>-<span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="Saihanba">Saihanba</span>," <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Saihanba">Saihanba</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mongolian">Mongolian</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> "<span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="highlands">highlands</span>". <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qing">Qing</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (1616-1912), <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dynasty">dynasty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>, <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Tongzhi">Tongzhi</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lumber">lumber</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="sterile">sterile</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verge">verge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mongolian">Mongolian</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>.</p><p><span word="Efforts">Efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rehabilitate">rehabilitate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="October">October</span>, 1961, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="arboriculturalists">arboriculturalists</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expedition">expedition</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>, <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hug">hug</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> - <span word="such">such</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Saihanba">Saihanba</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 56 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="barren">barren</span> <span word="wasteland">wasteland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="of">of</span> 7.5 <span word="hectares">hectares</span>.</p>
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