Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
    Lifestyle
    Home / Lifestyle / People

    Meet the man who helped turn Matou Mountain green

    By CHENG YUEZHU/SUN RUISHENG | China Daily | Updated: 2018-12-10 07:49
    Share
    Share - WeChat
    Li Yunsheng, who lives in Youyu county [Photo provided to China Daily]

    Once barren with over 70 percent of its land an arid desert, Youyu county of Shanxi province has been turned into a thriving oasis and the subject of oil paintings, thanks to seven decades of strenuous human effort.

    In Youyu, many have devoted themselves to the cause of afforestation. Li Yunsheng, 63, is one of them. As of this year, Li has devoted 16 years of his life to planting trees and his beloved Matou Mountain.

    The Matou Mountain is located in the northern part of Youyu county, reaching an altitude of 1,800 meters. On the mountain slope lies the Matoushan village, where Li Yunsheng was born and raised.

    Discharged from military service with the railroad forces of the People's Liberation Army in 1984, Li took up work as a driver before establishing his own driving school. With a decent income, he lived an adequate life with his wife and three sons.

    In 2002, due to the harsh conditions of the village-remote location, inconvenient transport and poor environment-the Youyu government arranged for the relocation of its entire population, which included around 20 households.

    "Many farmers had moved out in advance. When they left, I found it hard to part with the village. So, I thought, maybe I could stay and improve the village's overall environment," Li says.

    Out of this wish, Li contracted the 83 hectares of Matou Mountain, marking the beginning of his tree-planting journey. However, he never foresaw the complete alteration of his previous life.

    He would go up to the mountains everyday before dawn and return home after sunset. If he got hungry or thirsty, he would eat a packed lunch and drink cold water.

    "I didn't expect tree-planting to be so difficult," Li says. "Because of the drought and the sandstorms, the mountain was bare of any trees or even weeds. There was not even a single path on the mountain."

    1 2 Next   >>|
    Most Popular
    Top
    BACK TO THE TOP
    English
    Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
    License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

    Registration Number: 130349
    FOLLOW US
     
    人妻无码视频一区二区三区| 中文在线最新版天堂bt| 国产一区二区中文字幕| 日韩人妻无码精品久久久不卡| а√在线中文网新版地址在线| 久久精品亚洲中文字幕无码麻豆 | 97无码免费人妻超| 中文字幕久久精品无码| 日本精品久久久中文字幕| 亚洲AV无码乱码在线观看性色扶 | 亚洲av永久无码精品古装片| 亚洲综合日韩中文字幕v在线| 中文字幕无码一区二区三区本日| 精品无码一区二区三区爱欲| 亚洲精品色午夜无码专区日韩| 久久久久久久人妻无码中文字幕爆| 精品少妇人妻av无码久久| 一本色道久久HEZYO无码| 无码粉嫩小泬无套在线观看| 中文字幕亚洲欧美专区| 亚洲Aⅴ无码一区二区二三区软件| 成人av片无码免费天天看| 精品无码日韩一区二区三区不卡 | 久久人妻少妇嫩草AV无码专区 | 亚洲精品无码AV人在线播放| 久久久无码精品亚洲日韩京东传媒| 中文字幕一二三区| 中文在线√天堂| 日本中文字幕中出在线| 曰韩中文字幕在线中文字幕三级有码| 最新中文字幕AV无码不卡| 成人性生交大片免费看中文| 国偷自产短视频中文版| 中文字幕无码免费久久| 亚洲中文精品久久久久久不卡| 制服丝袜中文字幕在线| 日韩AV无码中文无码不卡电影| 日韩中文字幕一区| 最近2019中文字幕免费直播| 亚洲日韩在线中文字幕综合| 精品欧洲AV无码一区二区男男|