Sorority turns coastal desert into forest China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-13 09:07 Share CLOSE An aerial picture shows volunteers planting trees during a public event in Haikou, Hainan province, in May. PHOTO/XINHUA
HAIKOU－In retirement, Tao Fengjiao enjoys taking a walk along the coast to visit her many kids . Look how strong and tall they are! Tao said, pointing to casuarina trees lining Qizi Bay in Hainan province.
The forest in Changjiang Li autonomous county holds cherished memories for Tao and her sorority of workers, who over the past 28 years have planted millions of trees to fend off the incursion of a coastal desert.
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