As the second-largest desert in China, the Badain Jaran Desert is considered a main source of sandstorms. Minqin County, adjacent to the Badain Jaran Desert, was an important transportation hub and cultural intersection on the silk road, has rich historical relics and cultural values. However, the Oasis of Minqin is being eroded by desert at 2.3% of the land under northwest wind influence per year. The deterioration of the ecological environment has also caused many social problems, cultivated land decreased, poverty increased, population outflow, and made Minqin’s traditional civilization precarious. The pearl on the Silk Road is declining.
CONTEXT & PROBLEM
This project takes Minqin County as an example
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