China planted hundreds of millions of Populus euphratica forests in the largest desert. How is it now?

As we all know, China's area is very large, with more than 9 million square kilometers, making it the third largest country in the world. But in fact, although the area of ​​China is large, the area of ​​deserts is not small. It is understood that the total area of ​​deserts in China is about 700,000 square kilometers. If the Gobi, which connects more than 500,000 square kilometers, has a total area of ​​1.28 million square kilometers. Accounting for 13% of the country's total land area, this huge desert area can be said to be a major concern in China.

Although China has never given up on desert governance, the most successful desert governance so far is the Mu Us Desert, which is a major achievement in China's desert control. But today I want to talk to you about the Taklimakan Desert, the largest desert in China. This largest desert in China is located in the center of the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang.

This should be the most difficult desert to manage in China. Why is it difficult to manage? Not only because of the large area of ​​this desert, but also because this desert is the second largest mobile desert in the world, and the average annual precipitation does not exceed 100 mm, and the minimum is only four Five millimeters, it is really a big challenge to manage such a desert.

Even so, China has not given up on this desert. China once invested 100 million yuan a year to plant forests in the Taklimakan Desert. In fact, the process of planting and maintaining trees is very laborious, but fortunately, the sand control workers are not in vain. On the edge of the Taklimakan Desert, 130 kilometers of poplar trees have been planted.

In addition, a Taklimakan Highway was built in the middle of Populus euphratica, which means that the trees planted with 100 million funds were successful, although it was only 130 kilometers. But sand control is really a huge project, he needs a lot of manpower and material resources, and sand control is not an immediate thing, it takes a long time.

China is very serious about sand control, and China has a long-term plan for sand control. Some people may not understand why a road was built in the Taklimakan Desert, but in fact, this road and sand control can be said to complement each other. , as the only road in the Taklimakan Desert, he solved the traffic needs.

And now it has become a tourist route. Many people have infinite fantasies about the desert. Although the desert is dangerous in people's eyes, it is full of magic, and the desert scenery is really beautiful and attractive. This road can Let meet the people who travel by car.