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Workers plant trees in the Caijiahe area of Beijing on Nov. 1, 2012. [China Daily] |
The area was equal to more than 83 percent of the target the capital's forestry bureau had set for the project this year.
"Northwestern winds that hit the capital in winter usually bring sand and dust from the north to downtown," said Wang Shuqin, deputy director of the landscape and forestry bureau for the city's Yanqing district.
Newly planted poplars, pagoda trees and grass will help to reduce the pollution that at times fouls the air in Beijing's downtown, she said.
The 250-sq-km afforestation project is mainly being carried out in bordering areas between urban and rural parts of the city. It is meant to act as a protective screen and shield the city from the sand and dust that periodically blows into it from neighboring provinces.
About 95 percent of the trees that have been planted are growing well, according to the Beijing Municipal Landscape and Forestry Bureau.
In summer, winds carry dust and sand to the capital, a result of there being large stretches of bare land with little tree cover, Wang said.
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