Wang Youde stands at the edge of the Mu Us Desert in Ningxia on Nov. 19, 2013. Known as China's "warrior of the sands", Wang Youde has been fighting the deserts in Ningxia Hui autonomous region since 1985. He is famous for planting 30,000 mu (about 2,010 hectares) of trees every year to prevent desertification. [ Photo/Xinhua] |