The plane flew over some desolate landscape as we approached Lanzhou. There were miles and miles of rugged mountains, with barely any vegetation. There were very little level ground, even along the rivers. Everything were shades of yellow, even the rivers. This land is really not meant for human habitation. For some reason, people have decided to live here, and they have been struggling with nature even since. It is far from clear that men are winning.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Gansu badlands
The plane flew over some desolate landscape as we approached Lanzhou. There were miles and miles of rugged mountains, with barely any vegetation. There were very little level ground, even along the rivers. Everything were shades of yellow, even the rivers. This land is really not meant for human habitation. For some reason, people have decided to live here, and they have been struggling with nature even since. It is far from clear that men are winning.
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Gansu is dry all the year. But rain poours down in July. The rain wash the earth away,so it form the landscape like this.
Yes. The government has been trying to remedy the situation, including terracing the slopes and planting a lot of trees. But I was told many of the trees die because there is so little rain.
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