The capital of Qinghai province, located on the arid and freezing Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is home to vibrant animal and plant life thanks to a two-decade long afforestation campaign.
By Cui Can
China SCIO丨Updated: August 8, 2018
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In half a year, the afforestation project of the Garden Expo in Xining, capital of western China's Qinghai province, turns the area from a desolate valley in December 2017 (above) to a sea of trees on May 24, 2018. [Photo courtesy of Xining Forestry Administration]