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Article: Green Great Wall be Built in Gansu Province
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- March 30, 2001
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Northwest China's Gansu Province is to plant trees along its main
highways, railways and rivers, forming a green great wall, in the
upcoming 10 years.
The total length of highways in Gansu Province exceeds 35,000 km.
But only 6,000 km of the roads are flanked by trees.
Starting from this year, Gansu will build a shelterbelt to curb
sandstorms. The emphasis will be placed on the Hexi Corridor and the
Loess ...