00:15For thousands of years, the Taklimakan Desert in the heart of Xinjiang in northwest China has been devouring the surrounding
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00:51In June 2023, China launched a major campaign to halt the expansion of the Taklimakan Desert.
00:59The aim is to secure the fragile edges of the world's second largest shifting sand desert.
01:07The process is described locally as locking the desert.
01:26The project started with leveling the sand dunes.
01:57It's a massive effort involving broad public participation.
02:00It's a massive effort involving broad public participation.
02:01But Jia still has concerns.
02:24Rukia's cooperative owns 200 hectares of rose fields.
02:29They are transforming the once barren sandy land into an invaluable asset.
02:46It's May, and the roses are blooming.
03:07On the morning of November 28th, 2024, the green belt surrounding the Taklimakan Desert was finally completed.
03:19Roses fill the last kilometre-long gap.
03:23The 3,046 kilometre ecological belt, the longest of its kind in the world, now encloses the drifting sands.
03:33Rukia's cooperative is now-to-tale.
03:53Rukia's cooperative is now-to-tale.
03:55Thank you so much for joining us.
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