Year in review: Most inspirational figures of 2019
By Li Danqing |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2019-12-29 06:30
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7. Wang Youde
Wang Youde, desert fighter and president of Baijitan National Nature Reserve in Lingwu county, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, has led his colleagues to build 40,000 hectares of sand fixation forest and managed to control nearly 66,666 hectares of quicksand in the past two decades, effectively preventing the expansion of the Maowusu Desert. His work contributed valuable experience to sand prevention and control in China. On Sept 29 this year, Wang was awarded the national honorary title of People's Role Model at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
