Badain Jaran Desert gets on 'green' look(1/6)

Cattle and sheep graze leisurely on green pastures in the Badain Jaran Desert in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in June. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Leyuan)

Thanks to the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program (TSFP), the world's largest afforestation project, the barren desert has turned into an oasis, providing visitors with a unique natural landscape and rich tourist experience.

The blue sky, white clouds, and green grass on the Badain Jaran Desert constitute a beautiful ecological picture in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in June. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Leyuan)

The blue sky is reflected in the surface of the lake on the edge of the Badain Jaran Desert in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in June. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Leyuan)

The blue sky, white clouds, and green grass on the Badain Jaran Desert constitute a beautiful ecological picture in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in June. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Leyuan)

Green grass grows in the Badain Jaran Desert where the cattle and sheep graze leisurely in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in June. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Leyuan)

Green grass grows in the Badain Jaran Desert in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in June. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Leyuan)