Shapotou Theme Park, a showcase of China's success in treating deserts, locatesin Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. [File photo: Xinhua] |
? Smaller deserts
Over the past five years, the expansion of deserts and degraded landshas been brought under control.
About 126 million mu(1 mu= 0.07 hectare) of desert landshave beentreated.
Desertified land decreased 19.8 million square kilometers.