Red Willow Grafted With Cistanche Deserticola, Inner Mongolian Man Has Been Exploring The Road To Wealth And Win-win Situation For 20 Years

I want herdsmen to break away from the traditional livestock and grazing business model, explore an ecological path to wealth that increases desert greenery and herdsmen's income, and rely on Haloxylon ammodendron to successfully graft cistanche, Suoyang, and other crops to develop characteristic ecological industries. "On the 21st, Mengke Bilige, a forest ranger from Huhe Wenduer Gacha (Gacha is equivalent to a village) in Huhe Wenduer Town, Urad Rear Banner, Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said.

The town of Huhe Wenduer in Urat Houqi is located at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, on the northern edge of the Hetao Plain. Mengke Bilige, 61 years old, was born into an ordinary pastoral family here.

At the end of the 20th century, due to the presence of the Bayan Wendur Desert, the Monkbilig family endured the hardships of sandstorms. At that time, there were almost no roads, and the whole family could only make a rough detour in the desert according to the general direction. If the car was not careful, it would get stuck in the sand. It was less than 20 kilometers away, and it would take more than an hour to drive, "recalled Monkbilig.

Due to the need for water for planting the shuttle, we took a car to fetch water from a water source 2 kilometers away. Day after day, year after year, we finally succeeded in planting the shuttle. In Monkbilig's view, although a family's ability is limited, protecting the ecological environment and caring for the family garden that relies on survival cannot wait. We can do as much as we can.

Local herdsmen have also made efforts to plant shuttles and protect the ecology when they see Mengke Bilige. Under the leadership of Mengke Biliger, herders began planting Haloxylon ammodendron and artificially grafting Cistanche deserticola, exploring a win-win path for desertification control and wealth, gradually changing their current situation of deteriorating living environment and poverty.

In June 2001, the aerial seeding afforestation and control project in Ulat Houqi kicked off in the Bayan Wendur Desert, and new afforestation and sand control actions were in full swing in the vast sand sea. Mengke Bilig voluntarily applied to join the aerial seeding afforestation team. He knew about this desert and hoped that it would become an oasis as he wished.

After years of effort, aerial seeding and afforestation in the Bayan Wendur Desert have achieved significant results, with lush and green shrubs growing in the planting area. The roads of the Monk Bilger family are covered with vegetation on both sides, and the roads have become hard. It only takes more than 20 minutes to enter and exit the desert. Herdsmen have migrmountainfrontuntain front agricultural area through ecological migration, and I voluntarily stayed to protect this green desert and become a forest rangerI want herdsmen to break away from the traditional livestock and grazing business model, explore an ecological path to wealth that increases desert greenery and herdsmen's income, and rely on Haloxylon ammodendron to successfully graft cistanche, Suoyang, and other crops to develop characteristic ecological industries. "On the 21st, Mengke Bilige, a forest ranger from Huhe Wenduer Gacha (Gacha is equivalent to a village) in Huhe Wenduer Town, Urad Rear Banner, Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said.

The town of Huhe Wenduer in Urat Houqi is located at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, on the northern edge of the Hetao Plain. Mengke Bilige, 61 years old, was born into an ordinary pastoral family here.

At the end of the 20th century, due to the presence of the Bayan Wendur Desert, the Monkbilig family endured the hardships of sandstorms. At that time, there were almost no roads, and the whole family could only make a rough detour in the desert according to the general direction. If the car was not careful, it would get stuck in the sand. It was less than 20 kilometers away, and it would take more than an hour to drive, "recalled Monkbilig.

Due to the need for water for planting the shuttle, we took a car to fetch water from a water source 2 kilometers away. Day after day, year after year, we finally succeeded in planting the shuttle. In Monkbilig's view, although a family's ability is limited, protecting the ecological environment and caring for the family garden that relies on survival cannot wait. We can do as much as we can.

Local herdsmen have also made efforts to plant shuttles and protect the ecology when they see Mengke Bilige. Under the leadership of Mengke Biliger, herders began planting Haloxylon ammodendron and artificially grafting Cistanche deserticola, exploring a win-win path for desertification control and wealth, gradually changing their current situation of deteriorating living environment and poverty.

In June 2001, the aerial seeding afforestation and control project in Ulat Houqi kicked off in the Bayan Wendur Desert, and new afforestation and sand control actions were in full swing in the vast sand sea. Mengke Bilig voluntarily applied to join the aerial seeding afforestation team. He knew about this desert and hoped that it would become an oasis as he wished.

After years of effort, aerial seeding and afforestation in the Bayan Wendur Desert have achieved significant results, with lush and green shrubs growing in the planting area. The roads of the Monk Bilger family are covered with vegetation on both sides, and the roads have become hard. It only takes more than 20 minutes to enter and exit the desert. Herdsmen have migrmountainfrontuntain front agricultural area through ecological migration, and I voluntarily stayed to protect this green desert and become a forest ranger.

In 2013, Mengke Bilig resigned as the secretary of the Gacha Party branch and became a full-time forest ranger. He insists on three inspections every day, and when encountering people who steal cistanches, graze in grazing areas, or cut down indiscriminately, he stops them. His relatives are no exception, confiscating the tools used for poaching and promoting the seriousness of the ecological damage caused by poaching cistanches. In this way, he has dealt with more than 80 incidents of large and small theft and grazing prohibition, effectively protecting wild animal and plant resources.

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As of now, over 500000 mu of aerial seeding area and over a million mu of enclosed area have been completed in the town of Huhe Wendur in the Bayan Wendur Desert. Through the investigation of seedling formation in the aerial seeding operation area, it was found that there are an average of over 5200 shrub seedlings per hectare in the planting area, with a relatively uniform distribution. They grow luxuriantly in the middle and lower parts of the sand dunes, and the effective area rate of aerial seeding afforestation remains stable at over 55%. The mobile sand dunes have been fixed and achieved results.

Nowadays, sandy plants such as Haloxylon ammodendron, white thorns, and caragana can be seen everywhere in the Bayan Wendur Desert, and they are full of vitality. Mengke Bilig and his wife often come to check the growth of Haloxylon ammodendron. Visiting often makes me feel at ease. Over the past 20 years, the young seedlings have grown into big trees, which is not easy, "said Munk Bilger.

From the Party branch secretary of Gacha Village to the forest ranger, from planting the Haloxylon ammodendron to guarding the Haloxylon ammodendron forest, Mengke Bilige has been steadfast in the desert for more than 20 years, silently interpreting the meaning of perseverance through actions. In 2023, Monkbilig won the honorary title of "National Green model worker".