An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026 shows large engineering machines leveling sand dunes at Kawak Township of Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Large engineering machines level sand dunes at Kawak Township of Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Jan. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Farmers harvest reeds in Zawa Town of Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Jan. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2026 shows local farmers harvesting reeds in Zawa Town of Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A local farmer presses the newly harvested reeds into bundles in Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Jan. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A local farmer makes tall-standing sand barriers in Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Jan. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A local farmer makes tall-standing sand barriers in Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Jan. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Large engineering machines level sand dunes at Kawak Township of Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Jan. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Farmers lay grass grids in the desert around Kawak Township of Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Jan. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A local farmer delivers newly harvested reeds in Zawa Town of Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Jan. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026 shows a view of grass grids in the desert around Kawak Township of Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)