GHENGIS KHAN COMBATTING THE STORM
Xilingol steppe, Inner Mongolia Province, April 29th, 2006 Ñ A huge statue of Genghis Khan, the Mongolian conqueror, seems to be battling against the dust storm that blankets Xilinhot City, capital of the Xilingol steppe.
The famous Xilingol steppe, 600 km north of Beijing, faces increasing desertification. The once-green land has been overgrazed by a booming number of livestock, becoming a major source of dust storms over northern Chinese cities, including Beijing, and reaching as far as Japan, Korea and North America.
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