China's Dongshan transforms degraded land into lush oasis

Aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2018 shows the shelter forest along the coast of the Gangkou Village of Chencheng Town in Dongshan County, southeast China's Fujian Province. Dongshan, an island county, used to suffer from severe sand storms. After more than 60 years of afforestation, people of Dongshan transformed the once degraded land into a lush oasis. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)