
Pennisetum grows in an experimental field in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Not long ago, the field was desert. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Pennisetum grows in an experimental field in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region that not long ago was desert. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Sorghum has supplanted the desert. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An aerial image shows greenery in an experimental field. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]