China's ecological progress after the 18th CPC National Congress
Environment
After decades of rapid expansion, China is steadily shifting from GDP obsession to a balanced growth philosophy that puts more emphasis on the environment.
China.org.cn丨Updated: August 18, 2017
![Shapotou Theme Park, a showcase of China's success in treating deserts, locatesin Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. [File photo: Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/site1007/2017-08/18/f44d307d90cc1aff6cce18.jpg "Shapotou Theme Park, a showcase of China's success in treating deserts, locatesin Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. [File photo: Xinhua]") |
Shapotou Theme Park, a showcase of China's success in treating deserts, is located in Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. [File photo/Xinhua] |
Smaller deserts
Over the past five years, the expansion of deserts and degraded lands has been brought under control.
About 126 million mu (1 mu= 0.07 hectare) of desert lands have been treated.
Desertified land decreased 19.8 million square kilometers.