摘要
An afforestation project transforms a desert prefecture in Xinjiang into an oasis.YUSUPJAN Alim would win any reality show like Survivor hands down.The 36-year-old forest ranger started his career planting trees in the bleak and blazing Gobi Desert in 2004 in circumstances entirely different from today’s.At that time,there were no mobile phones,no GPS or transportation.The team would drive deep into the desert in a truck,carrying naans,the flatbread of Xinjiang that keeps for days.It was their staple,if not only,food.“We lived on Xinjiang naans and water for 15-20 days while working in the desert,”Yusupjan said.“We would dip the naan into water to make it soft.”When they worked,they tied their food in a bundle around their body so that if they got separated or even lost in the hostile desert,they would still have food.Every time they went in,Yusupjan would note the way carefully so that even if he got separated from his co-workers,he could still walk out of the desert alive.
