| | | 60 ᠵᠢᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠤᠷᠰᠢᠬᠢ ᠠᠮᠢ ᠠᠬᠤᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠳᠤᠮᠤ ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠷᠠᠯᠲᠠ ︕ | ᠨᠢᠭᠡ ᠪᠦᠯᠦᠭ ᠰᠢᠨᠡ ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠴᠢᠨ ᠭᠡᠷᠡᠯ ᠵᠢᠷᠤᠭ ᠲᠠᠨ ᠳᠤ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠠ ᠦᠷᠠ ᠵᠢᠮᠢᠰ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠬᠰᠠᠨ ᠭᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠮᠰᠢᠭ ᠢ ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯᠤᠨᠠ | 60 years of transformation: From barren sandstone to lush orchards | ᠥᠨᠥᠳᠥᠷ ᠂ ᠪᠢᠳᠡ ᠨᠢᠭᠡ ᠪᠦᠯᠦᠭ ᠰᠢᠨᠡ ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠴᠢᠨ ᠬᠡᠷᠡᠯ ᠵᠢᠷᠤᠭ ᠢᠶᠠᠷ ᠳᠠᠮᠵᠢᠭᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠂ 60 ᠵᠢᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠤᠷᠰᠢᠬᠢ ︽ ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠪᠥᠮᠪᠥᠷᠴᠡᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠥᠮᠡᠨ ︾ | ᠬᠡᠮᠡᠭᠳᠡᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠠ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠨ ᠦᠷᠠ ᠵᠢᠮᠢᠰ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠬᠰᠠᠨ ᠠᠮᠢ ᠠᠬᠤᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠯᠤᠲᠤ ᠶᠡᠭᠡ ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠷᠠᠯᠲᠠ ᠶᠢ ᠭᠡᠷᠡᠴᠢᠯᠡᠨᠠ ᠃ | Today, through a series of old and new photographs, we bear witness to the remarkable | ecological transformation that has taken place over the past 60 years in a number of arsenic | sandstone areas once dubbed "Earth's cancer". | | | | ᠡᠪᠡᠰᠦ ᠨᠣᠭᠤᠭᠠ ᠬᠠᠯᠢᠭᠤᠷᠠᠨ ᠨᠣᠭᠤᠭᠠᠷᠠᠭᠰᠠᠨ 6 ᠰᠠᠷᠠ ᠳᠤ ᠂ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠭᠠᠷ ᠬᠤᠰᠢᠭᠤᠨ ᠤ ᠨᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠱᠦᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ ᠤᠨ ᠳ᠋ᠧ ᠱᠧᠩ ᠶᠢᠤ ᠯᠢᠶᠠᠩ ᠲᠣᠰᠬᠤᠨ ᠤ | ᠠᠯᠮᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠦᠷᠢᠶᠡᠯᠡᠩ ᠳᠤ ᠬᠦᠷᠬᠦ ᠳᠤ ᠂ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠪᠣᠯᠭᠠᠨ ᠨᠢ ᠨᠣᠭᠤᠭᠠᠨ ᠥᠩᠭᠡ ᠪᠠᠷ ᠬᠤᠴᠢᠬᠳᠠᠨ ᠂ ᠪᠠᠭᠰᠢᠷᠠᠳᠠᠯᠠ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠬᠰᠠᠨ ᠠᠯᠮᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠰᠠᠯᠠᠭᠠ | ᠨᠠᠮᠠᠭᠠ ᠪᠠᠷ ᠳᠠᠭᠠᠭᠠ ᠶᠠᠳᠠᠯᠠ ᠳᠦᠭᠦᠷᠴᠦ ᠂ ᠡᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷ ᠤᠷᠭᠤᠴᠠ ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠲᠠᠢ ᠠᠯᠮᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠳᠣ ᠨᠢ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠠᠴᠠ ᠤᠷᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠠᠷᠴᠠᠢ ᠭᠡᠬᠦ | ᠶᠢ ᠢᠳᠡᠭᠡᠮᠡᠷ ᠦᠭᠡᠢ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠ᠃ | In the lush month of June, stepping into the apple orchards of Desheng Youliang village in | Nuanshui township, Juungar Banner, verdant scenes greet the eye. Laden branches bear | clusters of hefty fruit, as apple trees thrive on the arsenic sandstone. | | | | 60 ᠵᠢᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡ ᠂ ᠠᠳᠡ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠨ ᠦᠰᠦᠳ ᠦᠭᠡᠷᠠ ᠡᠯᠦᠢ ᠬᠤᠯᠤᠢ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠳᠠᠯ ᠲᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠵᠤ ᠂ ᠬᠥᠷᠥᠰᠥ ᠰᠢᠷᠣᠢ ᠬᠦᠨᠳᠦ ᠨᠣᠴᠢᠲᠠᠢ ᠢᠳᠡᠭᠳᠡᠨ ᠂ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ | ᠰᠢᠷᠣᠢ ᠨᠢ ᠲᠠᠴᠢᠷ ᠨᠢᠮᠭᠡᠨ ᠂ ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠴᠢᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠠᠮᠢᠳᠤᠷᠠᠯ ᠲᠤᠶᠢᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠦᠴᠢᠷ ᠵᠣᠪᠠᠯᠠᠩ ᠲᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠪᠠ ᠃ ᠳ᠋ᠧ ᠱᠧᠩ ᠶᠢᠤ ᠯᠢᠶᠠᠩ ᠳᠤᠰᠬᠤᠨ ᠤ ᠠᠷᠠᠳ | ᠬᠤᠸᠠ ᠱᠧᠩ ᠮᠢᠩ᠄ ︽ᠮᠢᠨᠤ ᠡᠪᠦᠭᠡ᠂ ᠠᠪᠤ ᠶᠡᠷᠦᠨᠢ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠠᠮᠤ ᠂ ᠨᠠᠷᠢᠮᠤ ᠂ ᠲᠥᠮᠥᠰᠥ ᠂ ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ ᠰᠢᠰᠢ ᠳᠠᠷᠢᠬᠰᠠᠨ ᠴᠤ ᠂ | ᠵᠢᠯ ᠪᠤᠯᠭᠠᠨ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠨ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠮᠥᠬᠦᠯᠢᠭ ᠠᠮᠤ ᠴᠤ ᠬᠤᠷᠢᠶᠠᠳᠠᠭ ᠦᠭᠡᠢ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠ︾ ᠭᠡᠵᠦ ᠶᠠᠷᠢᠨᠠ᠃ | Six decades ago, this landscape was desolate, plagued by severe soil erosion and barren | lands, making life unbearable for farmers. Hua Shengming, a resident of Desheng Youliang | village, recalls, "My grandfather and father used to grow prosomillet, sorghum, potatoes, and | corn on the arsenic sandstone, but almost every year, the harvest was meager." | ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤ ᠶᠡᠷᠡᠭᠡᠳ ᠣᠨ ᠤ ᠦᠶᠡ ᠳᠤ ᠂ ᠨᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠱᠦᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠲᠤ ᠠᠩᠬᠠᠨ ᠤ ᠨᠢᠭᠡ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠷᠢ ᠠᠯᠮᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠳᠣ | ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠵᠦ ᠡᠬᠢᠯᠡᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠠᠴᠠ ᠪᠠᠨ ᠤᠳᠤ ᠪᠣᠯᠬᠤ ᠳᠤ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ 2700 ᠮᠦ ᠠᠯᠮᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠮᠤᠳᠤ ᠲᠠᠢ ᠪᠤᠯᠤᠬᠰᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠨᠠ᠃ | ᠨᠢᠳᠤᠨᠤᠨ ᠨᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠱᠦᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠠᠯᠮᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠭᠠᠷᠤᠯᠲᠠ 320 ᠲᠦᠮᠡᠨ ᠵᠢᠩ ᠳᠤ ᠬᠦᠷᠴᠦ ᠂ ᠵᠠᠭᠤ ᠰᠢᠬᠠᠮ ᠵᠢᠮᠢᠰ ᠳᠠᠷᠢᠬᠰᠠᠨ ᠳᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠴᠢᠨ ᠡᠷᠦᠬᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ | ᠵᠢᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠴᠢ ᠣᠷᠣᠯᠭᠠ ᠠᠷᠪᠠᠨ ᠬᠡᠳᠦᠨ ᠲᠦᠮᠡᠨ ᠲᠥᠭᠦᠷᠢᠭ ᠲᠤ ᠬᠦᠷᠴᠦ ᠂ ᠠᠯᠮᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠨᠢ ᠲᠤᠬᠠᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠤᠨ ᠠᠷᠠᠳ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤ ︽ ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠵᠢᠯ ᠤᠨ | ᠵᠢᠮᠢᠰ ︾ ᠪᠣᠯᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠨᠠ ᠃ | In the 1990s, the first apple tree was planted on the arsenic sandstone area in Nuanshui | township, and today, 2,700 mu (180 hectares) of apple orchards thrive on this once barren | land. Last year, the apple yield in Nuanshui township reached 1.6 million kilograms, with | annual incomes exceeding tens of thousands of yuan for nearly a hundred fruit growers. | Apples have become the "fruit of prosperity" for locals. | | | | ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠭᠠᠷ ᠬᠤᠰᠢᠭᠤ ᠨᠢ ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ ᠭᠤᠣᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠬᠤᠢ ᠳᠤ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠷᠢᠯᠠᠵᠤ ᠂ ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ ᠭᠤᠣᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠷᠭᠢ ᠳᠠᠭᠠᠤ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠥᠷᠥᠰᠥ ᠰᠢᠷᠣᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠢᠳᠡᠭᠳᠡᠯ ᠢᠶᠠᠷ | ᠨᠡᠯᠢᠶᠡᠳ ᠬᠦᠨᠳᠦ ᠨᠣᠴᠢᠲᠠᠢ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠣᠷᠣᠨ ᠤ ᠨᠢᠭᠡ ᠪᠣᠯᠣᠨᠠ ᠂ ᠪᠥᠬᠦ ᠬᠤᠰᠢᠭᠤᠨ ᠤ ᠨᠤᠳᠤᠭ ᠳᠡᠪᠢᠰᠭᠡᠷ ᠤᠨ ᠶᠡᠷᠦᠩᠬᠡᠢ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠶ ᠨᠢ 7692 ᠲᠡᠭᠰᠢ | ᠳᠥᠷᠪᠡᠯᠵᠢᠨ ᠺᠢᠯᠣᠮᠧᠲᠷ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠵᠤ ᠂ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠣᠷᠣᠨ ᠤ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠶ ᠨᠢ 5807 ᠲᠡᠭᠰᠢ ᠳᠥᠷᠪᠡᠯᠵᠢᠨ ᠺᠢᠯᠣᠮᠧᠲᠷ ᠲᠤ ᠭᠦᠷᠦᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠨᠠ ᠃ | | Situated at the "几"-shaped bend of the Yellow River, Juungar suffers from severe soil | erosion. The arsenic sandstone areas in Juungar account for 5,807 square kilometers of the | region's total 7,692 sq km. | | | | ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤ ᠲᠠᠪᠢ ᠵᠢᠷᠠᠭᠠᠳ ᠣᠨ ᠠᠴᠠ ᠡᠬᠢᠯᠡᠵᠦ ᠂ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠭᠠᠷ ᠬᠤᠰᠢᠭᠤ ᠡᠯᠡᠰᠦ ᠶᠢ ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠰᠬᠠᠬᠤ ᠠᠮᠢ ᠠᠬᠤᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠯᠲᠠ ᠶᠢ ᠡᠬᠢᠯᠡᠨ | ᠬᠡᠷᠡᠭᠵᠢᠭᠦᠯᠵᠦ ᠂ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ ᠴᠢᠴᠠᠷᠭᠠᠨᠠ ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠬᠤ ᠂ ᠰᠢᠷᠠ ᠬᠥᠷᠥᠰᠥᠲᠦ ᠥᠨᠳᠦᠷᠯᠢᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠨᠦᠯᠦᠮᠡᠯ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠠᠰᠢᠯᠭᠠ ᠶᠢ | ᠪᠦᠲᠦᠭᠡᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠭᠤᠯᠬᠤ ᠂ ᠵᠢᠵᠢᠭ ᠰᠠᠪᠠ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠢ ᠶᠡᠷᠦᠩᠬᠡᠶᠢᠯᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠡᠷᠭᠡ ᠲᠦᠷᠦᠯ ᠵᠦᠢᠯ ᠢᠶᠠᠷ ᠳᠠᠮᠵᠢᠭᠤᠯᠤᠨ᠂ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠢ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ | ᠪᠦᠷᠢᠶᠡ ᠶᠢ ᠬᠠᠩᠭᠢᠨᠠᠭᠤᠯᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠨᠠ᠃ | In the 1950s and 1960s, Juungar began initiating ecological sand control measures. | Through sea buckthorn planting, construction of silt dams on the Loess Plateau, and small | watershed comprehensive management projects, Juungar heralded a new era in arsenic | sandstone governance. | ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠭᠠᠷ ᠬᠤᠰᠢᠭᠤᠨ ᠤ ᠤᠰᠤᠨ ᠠᠰᠢᠭᠯᠠᠯᠲᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠰ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠥᠭᠵᠢᠯᠲᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠥᠪ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠳᠦ ᠵᠡᠷᠭᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠢᠨᠵᠧᠨᠧᠷ ᠯᠢᠦ ᠵᠢᠶᠦ᠋ᠨ ᠄ ︽ ᠬᠡᠳᠦᠨ | ᠠᠷᠪᠠᠨ ᠵᠢᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠦᠪᠡᠭᠴᠢᠯᠡᠯᠲᠡ ᠪᠠᠷ ᠳᠠᠮᠵᠢᠨ᠂ ᠣᠳᠣᠬᠠᠨ ᠳᠤ ᠂ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠭᠠᠷ ᠬᠤᠰᠢᠭᠤᠨ ᠤ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠯᠲᠠ ᠨᠢ ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠨ | ᠰᠡᠷᠭᠡᠶᠢᠯᠡᠯᠲᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠱᠤᠭᠤᠮ ᠤᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠯᠲᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠠᠭᠪᠤᠷ ᠢ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠨ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠪᠦᠷᠢᠯᠳᠦᠭᠦᠯᠵᠦ ᠂ ᠰᠢᠯᠢᠷᠭᠡᠭ ᠳᠤᠪᠤᠴᠠᠭ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠤᠨ ᠣᠷᠣᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠡᠰᠡᠭ ᠲᠤ | ᠬᠦᠨᠳᠡᠯᠡᠨ ᠰᠤᠪᠠᠭ ᠂ ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠰᠤᠨ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷᠰᠤᠨ ᠨᠦᠬᠡ ᠶᠢ ᠮᠠᠯᠳᠠᠵᠤ ᠂ ᠲᠤᠷᠤᠭ ᠮᠤᠳᠤ ᠶᠢ ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠪᠠ︔ ᠬᠦᠳᠤᠯ ᠪᠡᠯ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠲᠤ ᠂ ᠬᠦᠨᠳᠡᠯᠡᠨ ᠱᠠᠲᠤᠨ ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠ | ᠳᠠᠷᠢᠵᠤ ᠂ ᠠᠯᠮᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠳᠣ ᠂ ᠠᠵᠤ ᠠᠬᠤᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠤᠢ ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠵᠠᠢ︔ ᠭᠤᠤ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠢᠷᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠂ ᠭᠤᠤ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠠᠮ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ ᠴᠢᠴᠠᠷᠭᠠᠨᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ︿ᠵᠥᠭᠡᠯᠡᠨ ᠴᠢᠨᠠᠷᠳᠠᠢ | ᠬᠠᠰᠢᠯᠭᠠ﹀ ᠂ ᠨᠦᠯᠦᠮᠡᠯ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠠᠰᠢᠯᠭᠠ ᠪᠤᠰᠬᠠᠨ ᠂ ᠡᠯᠡᠰᠦ ᠶᠢ ᠬᠠᠰᠢᠬᠤ ᠢᠨᠵᠧᠨᠧᠷᠢᠩ ᠢ ᠬᠡᠷᠡᠭᠵᠢᠭᠦᠯᠦᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠨᠠ᠃ ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠨ ᠰᠡᠷᠭᠡᠶᠢᠯᠡᠯᠲᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ | ᠱᠤᠭᠤᠮ ᠢᠶᠠᠷ ᠱᠠᠲᠤ ᠱᠠᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠷ ᠰᠡᠷᠭᠡᠶᠢᠯᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠪᠠᠷ ᠳᠡᠮᠵᠢᠨ ᠂ ᠶᠡᠷᠦᠩᠬᠡᠶᠢᠯᠡᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠯᠲᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠢᠰᠲ᠋ᠧᠮ ᠢ ᠪᠦᠷᠢᠯᠳᠦᠭᠦᠯᠦᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠳ ᠵᠠᠷᠢᠮ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ | ᠣᠷᠣᠨ ᠳᠤ ᠪᠠᠭᠠ ᠬᠡᠮᠵᠢᠶᠡᠨ ᠤ ᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠠᠮᠢᠰᠬᠤᠯ ᠢ ᠪᠤᠶ ᠪᠣᠯᠭᠠᠵᠤ ᠂ ᠠᠮᠢ ᠠᠬᠤᠢ ᠣᠷᠴᠢᠨ ᠳᠤᠭᠤᠷᠢᠨ ᠢ ᠶᠡᠭᠡ ᠪᠠᠷ ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠵᠢᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯᠤᠬᠰᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠨᠠ ︾ ᠭᠡᠵᠤ | ᠶᠠᠷᠢᠨᠠ ᠃ | According to Liu Jun, senior engineer from Juungar's water conservancy development | center, after decades of exploration, Juungar has established a three-tiered governance | model for arsenic sandstone control. | At the hilltops of the loess ridge area, horizontal ditches and fish-scale pits have been | implemented and tree groves planted; on the slopes, horizontal terraces have been | introduced, cultivating apple trees and economic forests; in the trench bottoms and channels, | flexible barriers made of sea buckthorn, silt dams, and sand interception projects have been | implemented. | Through the layered defense of the three-tier system, a comprehensive governance structure | has been established, creating localized microclimates and significantly improving the | ecological environment. | | | | 60 ᠭᠠᠷᠤᠢ ᠵᠢᠯ ᠢ ᠦᠩᠭᠡᠷᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠳ ᠂ ᠣᠳᠣᠬᠠᠨ ᠳᠤ ᠪᠦᠭᠦ ᠬᠤᠰᠢᠭᠤᠨ ᠤ 61.8％ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠢ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠵᠤ ᠂ ᠪᠦᠬᠦ᠋ᠢᠯᠡ ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ | ᠭᠤᠣᠯ ᠳᠠᠭᠠᠤ ᠣᠷᠣᠨ ᠤ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠢ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠳᠤ ᠬᠡᠪ ᠳᠠᠭᠤᠷᠢᠶᠠᠯ ᠪᠣᠯᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠨᠠ ᠃ | After more than 60 years, 61.8 percent of the arsenic sandstone areas in Juungar have | been effectively managed, setting a shining example for arsenic sandstone governance | across the Yellow River region. | | | |