Study program for exploring China's desertification control practices held in Ningxia

A participant visits an exhibition area of China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Combating Desertification in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 24, 2026. A six-day study program organized by the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Combating Desertification kicked off in Ningxia on Aug. 24. More than 50 participants took part, including officials and technicians from Central Asian countries, as well as Chinese experts and business representatives.

In recent years, the center has organized a series of seminars, study programs and training activities, sharing Ningxia's experience and practices in combating desertification with participants from abroad. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

Participants learn about drip irrigation at a training base of Ningxia Technical College of Wine and Desertification Prevention in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 24, 2026. A six-day study program organized by the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Combating Desertification kicked off in Ningxia on Aug. 24. More than 50 participants took part, including officials and technicians from Central Asian countries, as well as Chinese experts and business representatives.

In recent years, the center has organized a series of seminars, study programs and training activities, sharing Ningxia's experience and practices in combating desertification with participants from abroad. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

A participant of a study program takes photos of model trains at the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Combating Desertification in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 24, 2026. To protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, scientists developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. A six-day study program organized by the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Combating Desertification kicked off in Ningxia on Aug. 24. More than 50 participants took part, including officials and technicians from Central Asian countries, as well as Chinese experts and business representatives.

In recent years, the center has organized a series of seminars, study programs and training activities, sharing Ningxia's experience and practices in combating desertification with participants from abroad. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

A drone photo taken on Aug. 26, 2026 shows a desertification control area featuring solar panels generating green electricity in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. A six-day study program organized by the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Combating Desertification kicked off in Ningxia on Aug. 24. More than 50 participants took part, including officials and technicians from Central Asian countries, as well as Chinese experts and business representatives.

In recent years, the center has organized a series of seminars, study programs and training activities, sharing Ningxia's experience and practices in combating desertification with participants from abroad. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

A participant of a study program takes photos at a desertification control area in Gaoshawo Town of Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 26, 2026. A six-day study program organized by the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Combating Desertification kicked off in Ningxia on Aug. 24. More than 50 participants took part, including officials and technicians from Central Asian countries, as well as Chinese experts and business representatives.

In recent years, the center has organized a series of seminars, study programs and training activities, sharing Ningxia's experience and practices in combating desertification with participants from abroad. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

A participant visits a desertification control area in Gaoshawo Town of Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 26, 2026. A six-day study program organized by the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Combating Desertification kicked off in Ningxia on Aug. 24. More than 50 participants took part, including officials and technicians from Central Asian countries, as well as Chinese experts and business representatives.

In recent years, the center has organized a series of seminars, study programs and training activities, sharing Ningxia's experience and practices in combating desertification with participants from abroad. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

A drone photo taken on Aug. 26, 2026 shows participants viewing straw checkerboard barriers on sand in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. A six-day study program organized by the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Combating Desertification kicked off in Ningxia on Aug. 24. More than 50 participants took part, including officials and technicians from Central Asian countries, as well as Chinese experts and business representatives.

In recent years, the center has organized a series of seminars, study programs and training activities, sharing Ningxia's experience and practices in combating desertification with participants from abroad. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

Participants try to pave straw checkerboard barriers on sand in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Aug. 26, 2026. A six-day study program organized by the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Combating Desertification kicked off in Ningxia on Aug. 24. More than 50 participants took part, including officials and technicians from Central Asian countries, as well as Chinese experts and business representatives.

In recent years, the center has organized a series of seminars, study programs and training activities, sharing Ningxia's experience and practices in combating desertification with participants from abroad. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

Participants visit a demonstration area at Ningxia Technical College of Wine and Desertification Prevention in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 24, 2026. A six-day study program organized by the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Combating Desertification kicked off in Ningxia on Aug. 24. More than 50 participants took part, including officials and technicians from Central Asian countries, as well as Chinese experts and business representatives.

In recent years, the center has organized a series of seminars, study programs and training activities, sharing Ningxia's experience and practices in combating desertification with participants from abroad. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

A participant tries to pave straw checkerboard barriers on sand in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Aug. 26, 2026. A six-day study program organized by the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Combating Desertification kicked off in Ningxia on Aug. 24. More than 50 participants took part, including officials and technicians from Central Asian countries, as well as Chinese experts and business representatives.

In recent years, the center has organized a series of seminars, study programs and training activities, sharing Ningxia's experience and practices in combating desertification with participants from abroad. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)