ChinaRice fields reclaimed from desert in Hotan County have yielded a bumper harvest, with the planted area reaching more than 20,000 mu.
Broadcast 10 November 2026 · Event date Date not specified
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Rice fields reclaimed from desert in Hotan County have yielded a bumper harvest, with the planted area reaching more than 20,000 mu.
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In Hotan County on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert, rice paddies reclaimed from the desert are enjoying a bumper harvest. Combine harvesters move back and forth, completing harvesting, threshing, and cleaning in a single operation. In recent years, Hotan has used diversion canals to bring in snow and ice meltwater from the Kunlun Mountains. Through measures including high-standard farmland development, saline-alkali land treatment, and the selection and breeding of salt- and alkali-tolerant rice varieties, it has grown high-quality rice in the desert. The cultivation area now exceeds 20,000 mu.Original Chinese quote
目前，种植面积达到2万多亩。