It has always been said that every person should have a child, write a book, and plant a tree before departing from this ...

China's active forest expansion has continued at pace amid a long-running push that began half a century ago. Its Three-North ...

FILE PHOTO: A man leads camels at the edge of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region BEIJING (Reuters) - China has finished a 46-year campaign to encircle its largest desert with ...

Everyone knows the Great Wall of China, but likely far fewer have heard of China's "Great Green Wall," which recently hit a major milestone after more than four decades of tree-planting. In November, ...

Ever since the great towering Himalayas burst from the Earth’s crust, they unwittingly became a barrier that initiated a desertification process in China that sits on its northern foot. As the warm ...

China is taking charge of its environment, but in the process, it has caused some unexpected alterations. Over the years, Chinese authorities have planted so many trees that they have changed the ...

URUMQI, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- In the depths of winter, rows of vibrant green watermelon vines climb trellises, heavy with fruit, while bunches of plump, dark grapes and red dragon fruits hang from ...