When the wind blew, we saw only sand
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Tashi鈥檚 hometown Sadrushi Township has been transformed from a barren land plagued by gales and sandstorms to a beautiful, lush landscape filled with trees.
The achievements have been made over decades by villagers. Generation after generation. Tashi is one.
In the Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest Qinghai Province, the land affected by desertification in Sadrushi was 90.28 percent in 1956.
鈥淲hen the wind blew, we could hardly see our homes, as they were all engulfed by sand,鈥 said the 56-year-old. He said that in the past, the sky would be yellow more than half the month, and sand sometimes blocked gateways, making it impossible to pass.
Influenced by his father, Tashi participated in afforestation at a very young age.
In 2006, Tashi was elected as Party chief of Sogorgya Village, and the prevention and control of desertification then became a duty for him. He led locals to plant more trees and fight against desertification.
He even took a loan of 150,000 yuan (US$23,200) to buy saplings to distribute to villagers.
鈥淚t was hard to tell when the changes began. But seeing the land engulfed by sand become farther and farther away, flowers on the roadside blooming and crops getting denser, I knew that our hometown had really changed,鈥 said Tashi.
After his retirement in 2018, Tashi continues to dedicate himself to afforestation. He wanted to mobilize more locals including the elderly, women and children to plant trees, in a bid to further push forward the prevention and control of desertification and also increase locals鈥 income.
Inspired by Tashi, more than 40 villagers from Sogorgya and neighboring villages joined in an ecological project in April 2020.
鈥淓ach villager can earn 140 yuan a day by planting trees. The project helped eight households shake off poverty.
鈥淭hanks to their efforts, the desertification area of the township dropped to 12.3 percent last year.
鈥淒esertification control and afforestation have been handed down from generation to generation. I will protect the trees planted by my grandfather and father,鈥 said Dainzin Nyima, Tashi鈥檚 son.
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