Hangjin Banner steadily advances sand control efforts

A worker lays straw checkerboard barriers in Kubuqi Desert in Hangjin Banner of Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 12, 2026. In recent years, Hangjin Banner has steadily advanced its sand control efforts, building a series of sand control projects to combat desertification. (Xinhua/Bei He)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 12, 2026 shows a worker laying sand barriers in Kubuqi Desert in Hangjin Banner of Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In recent years, Hangjin Banner has steadily advanced its sand control efforts, building a series of sand control projects to combat desertification. (Xinhua/Bei He)

A man works in Kubuqi Desert in Hangjin Banner of Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 12, 2026. In recent years, Hangjin Banner has steadily advanced its sand control efforts, building a series of sand control projects to combat desertification. (Xinhua/Bei He)

A worker lays sand barriers in Kubuqi Desert in Hangjin Banner of Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 12, 2026. In recent years, Hangjin Banner has steadily advanced its sand control efforts, building a series of sand control projects to combat desertification. (Xinhua/Bei He)

Workers lay straw checkerboard barriers in Kubuqi Desert in Hangjin Banner of Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 12, 2026. In recent years, Hangjin Banner has steadily advanced its sand control efforts, building a series of sand control projects to combat desertification. (Xinhua/Bei He)

A man works in Kubuqi Desert in Hangjin Banner of Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 12, 2026. In recent years, Hangjin Banner has steadily advanced its sand control efforts, building a series of sand control projects to combat desertification. (Xinhua/Bei He)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 12, 2026 shows workers laying sand barriers in Kubuqi Desert in Hangjin Banner of Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In recent years, Hangjin Banner has steadily advanced its sand control efforts, building a series of sand control projects to combat desertification. (Xinhua/Bei He)