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Recently, the price of gold has continued to hit a record high, and many analysts believe that the price of gold will not stop there, and there is still room for growth. However, from the perspective of asset investment, gold is not the best investment target, and Warren Buffett once held an evasive attitude towards gold.

International precious metal futures closed up sharply, COMEX gold futures rose 1.94% to $2,301/ounce, COMEX silver futures rose 4.71% to $26.255/ounce.

//Why is the price of gold soaring rapidly? //

Some market strategists said that the US core PCE price index did not rise unexpectedly, or further pushed the gold price to a new record high. According to the FedWatch Tool of the Chicago Stock Exchange, the current market price shows that the probability that traders expect the Fed to cut interest rates in June is 69%, which is higher than 64% before the data was released on Friday.

Gong Ming, a researcher of precious metals in jinrui futures, told the Securities Times reporter that "the intensification of geographical conflicts, the expected transfer of interest rate cuts and abundant liquidity are the main driving forces for the strong rise of precious metals prices in this round. Many investors have been puzzled this year, and it seems that the system of real yield of US debt is no longer effective in gold pricing. But in fact, gold is closely related to the global political environment in addition to liquidity at every stage. "

Cao Liulong, chief strategist of Founder Securities, said that the gold price in the Fed’s "interest rate hike" cycle will generally fall, but the gold price in this round of "interest rate hike" cycle continues to rise sharply, which means that the traditional gold analysis framework is invalid. The acceleration of anti-globalization has led to the expansion of the "dollar credit crack", which is the anchor of the recent "arrogance" of gold prices. Gold is the ultimate "scarce asset", and the price center has begun to move up. Once the petrodollar collapses, it will be difficult to rebuild. In the future, there may be an era of "disputes among countries" without a single reserve currency, and gold is expected to open a decade-old bull.

Yang Hong, a senior researcher at Ping An Futures, said that the short-term gold price was mainly boosted by the safe-haven demand and the Fed’s loose expectations. As the gold price rose, the market gradually digested the Fed’s loose expectations, but the geographical risk and the risk of mine explosion in regional banks in the United States still existed, and the gold price would continue to be supported by the safe-haven demand, so it is expected that the gold price will continue to fluctuate strongly in the short term; In the medium and long term, the continuous purchase of gold by global central banks will bring long-term bullish support to the price of gold.

According to the data of the World Gold Council, in February, the People’s Bank of China announced the purchase of gold for the 16th consecutive month, and China’s official gold reserves increased by 12 tons to 2,257 tons. By the end of February, gold accounted for 4.3% of China’s total foreign exchange reserves, which was higher than 3.4% when the People’s Bank of China announced its re-holding of gold in November 2022. In January, the net amount of gold purchased by global central banks rose from 31 tons to 77 tons, up 192% from last December.

//Gold is not worth long-term investment? //

Tim Hayes, chief global investment strategist of Ned Davis Research, wrote in a recent report that although the current economic situation is favorable for the stock market, "it is more optimistic for gold, and we continue to be optimistic about gold".

However, investment experts say that even if the prospects are good, the role of gold in the portfolio should be completely different from that of stocks or bonds. Because the trend of gold is often different from traditional investment, gold may be an appropriate diversified investment method for some investors, but it should not be regarded as the main component of the portfolio.

Different investors hold gold for different reasons. First of all, gold is famous for maintaining or increasing its value in times of inflation. On the other hand, if paper money depreciates sharply, gold is considered as a store of value. After all, gold has been regarded as a natural currency for thousands of years.

It is widely expected that in the so-called "safe haven" market, the rising price of gold will continue, because investors tend to flee from risky stocks such as stocks to places regarded as safe haven assets, including gold and bonds. This means that investors tend to buy more gold before and during recessions and bear markets.

Ford O’Neill, co-portfolio manager of Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund, said that for this reason, the recent upward trend of gold is a bit strange. He said: "Since October last year, this is by no means an OTC risk that has prompted the price of gold to rise. I think that there has been a’ rebound of everything’, and obviously quite a few assets have performed quite well. "

Ford O’Neill said that in essence, gold is performing well because investors are pushing up the price of almost everything, from stocks to bonds to cryptocurrencies.

Tim Hayes believes that in addition to the upward trend, the weakening of the dollar and the decline in bond interest rates have also boosted the price of gold. He believes that at lower interest rates, bonds and cash accounts are "less competitive" than gold. As the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates this year, the prospect of gold is becoming more and more optimistic. The lower the interest rate, the lower the opportunity cost for investors to hold gold, and gold does not need to pay interest.

//Buffett used to avoid gold//

As we all know, Buffett, the billionaire investor and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has always been evasive about gold.

In his letter to shareholders in 2011, Buffett pointed out that investors can use enough surplus funds to buy all farmland in the United States and ExxonMobil more than 16 times. A century later, one of the options will bring rich crops and sufficient dividends. Another option is just a lot of gold.

In the past 15 years, the annualized return of ETF, which tracks the spot price of gold, was 5.5%, while that of Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was 15.3%.

As for fighting inflation, gold doesn’t seem to be a perfect choice. Although inflation has been stable since 1988, gold showed negative returns in 18 years, including 2021 and 2022.

William Bernstein, the author of The Four Pillars of Investing, recently told the media: "When everything else is in trouble, gold is the only thing that can perform well. When you have a fire, family insurance also has a high return. "

But in the long run, assets will grow at a compound rate and bring returns. Buffett wrote in 2011: "It is true that gold has certain industrial and decorative uses, but the demand for these uses is limited and it cannot absorb new production. At the same time, if you hold an ounce of gold for a long time, you will end up with only one ounce of gold. "

Original title: "The price of gold has reached a new high! Although there is room for growth, gold is not worth long-term investment? 》

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　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 11th Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency reporters reported that Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the 10th that he planned to discuss with European countries, the United States, Canada, Japan and other countries to build an all-round air defense system for Ukraine during the NATO summit. Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov said on the 11th that the Vilnius NATO Summit was "obvious and concentrated" in its anti-Russian nature, and Russia paid close attention to the relevant situation in order to take measures to ensure its own security.

　　— — According to a report on the website of the President of Ukraine on the 10th, Zelensky said in a video speech that night that during the Vilnius NATO Summit, he planned to hold bilateral meetings at different levels with European countries, the United States, Canada, Japan and other countries, and the priority of the meeting was to strive to build an all-round "sky shield" for Ukraine.

　　— — Peskov, press secretary of Russian President, told the media on 11th that Vilnius NATO Summit had an "obvious and concentrated" anti-Russian nature, and Russia was regarded as an enemy by NATO, which was reflected in various statements and statements of the members of the organization. The Russian side pays close attention to the relevant situation and will conduct an in-depth analysis of the relevant statements in order to take measures to ensure its own security.

　　— — Russian Defense Ministry announced on the 10th that Ukraine tried to attack ground targets in Crimea, Rostov and Kaluga with modified S-200 air defense missiles on the 9th. Two S-200 missiles were destroyed by Russian air defense system, and the other two S-200 missiles deviated from their targets due to the influence of Russian electronic warfare system. The attack did not cause casualties or property damage. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 10th, stressing that the Russian armed forces will respond to the above and other terrorist attacks and eliminate the security threat posed by Uzbekistan to Russia and Russian citizens under the framework of special military operations.

　　— — Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Malyar posted on social media on the 10th that the Ukrainian army recovered more than 14 square kilometers of territory in the past week, including 10.2 square kilometers in the south and 4 square kilometers in the east. Up to now, in the summer counterattack, the Ukrainian army recovered 168.6 square kilometers and 24 square kilometers in the south and east respectively.

　　— — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba posted on social media on the 10th that after intensive consultations, NATO countries reached a consensus on canceling Ukraine’s NATO "Action Plan of Member States". Kuleba welcomed "this long-awaited decision" and pointed out that this decision will shorten the process of Ukraine’s accession to NATO. He also called on NATO to send an invitation to Ukraine to join NATO. According to the "Action Plan for Member States", Ukraine needs to meet a series of political, economic and military reform requirements listed by NATO and wait for the official invitation of NATO and the unanimous approval of all member States before it can formally become a member of NATO.

　　— — On the 10th, the Russian Ministry of Defence posted on social media that Ukraine has stepped up the recruitment of foreign mercenaries in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to make up for the loss of frontline soldiers. (Participating in reporters: Li Dongxu, Liu Wei, Geng Pengyu)

CCTV News:On the vast African grassland, millions of wildebeests, zebras and other herbivorous wild animals formed a migration army, and marched from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Africa to Masai Mara National Nature Reserve in Kenya, looking for water and food. This is the annual East African wildlife migration.

Every year from July to September, with the advent of the dry season, the animal migration army crosses the vast grassland. In the long journey, herbivores not only have to cross the dangerous zone where large carnivores such as lions and leopards lie in ambush, but also cross the Mara River where crocodiles flock. Because of the difficulties and dangers of the journey, this shocking journey is also called the "crossing of heaven", and this spectacular life wonder on the African grassland is also called the greatest migration journey in nature, attracting a large number of global tourists to watch it every year.

Masai Mara is located in the border area between southwest Kenya and Tanzania, which is the heart of Africa and adjacent to the Serengeti Animal Reserve in Tanzania. Masai Mara is the most famous animal sanctuary in Africa, where about 95 species of mammals and 450 species of birds live freely, and the number is huge and endless. Here, you can experience the most primitive charm of nature and feel the most essential vitality of life.

Go to the East African Prairie to find animals with the reporter from the reception desk.

If you are an ordinary tourist and want to go to East Africa to see the great migration of wild animals, what kind of experience will it be?

Han Xu, reporter of the reception desk:Hello, everyone, I am at the gate of Masai Mara National Park in Kenya. Today, I will lead you to experience a one-day SAFARI trip in East Africa. According to the requirements of Masai Mara Garden, all tourists must take the off-road vehicle behind me when visiting animals, and they can’t get off at will during the whole process.

Han Xu, reporter of the reception desk:Shortly after we entered the park, we found a giraffe in front.

Han Xu, reporter of the reception desk:Shortly after we entered the park, we were particularly lucky to see a large group of wildebeests migrating behind us. In fact, wildebeests are migrating from Serengeti in Tanzania to Masai Mara in Kenya from July to September every year. You can observe carefully that there are many zebras among these wildebeests.

Han Xu, reporter of the reception desk:Look behind me, there are more and more cars waiting by the Mara River, because a guide just told us that there may be a team of wildebeests about to cross the river. In fact, wildebeest crossing the river is a very random thing, but everyone is willing to wait patiently here. In order to cross the river for just one minute, we tourists can be said to have waited for a whole day. Now, thousands of wildebeests have successfully crossed the Mara River, and the whole scene is full of wildebeests’ cries. It seems that they are happy for their success in crossing the river.

Han Xu, reporter of the reception desk:In the evening, in front of the car, we finally saw a big family among the "five beasts of the grassland" — — Elephant. Look at the elephant. Everyone is walking on the grassland in front. The elephants were not afraid of our motorcade and crossed the road directly. Elephants are very particular when they walk, and adult elephants will protect the baby elephant in the middle of the team to prevent it from being hurt.

Han Xu, reporter of the reception desk:Today, as the evening approached, we found more new animals, such as the African buffalo, which is one of the five big beasts behind me. After a whole day’s trip, our SAFARI today is coming to an end. There are so many animals in Masai Mara that no one can see them all in one day. We also hope that if you have a chance in the future, you must come to Kenya in person and feel the unique East African customs.

The migration order is to pay attention to the zebra-headed gazelle pad.

　　The great migration of wild animals in East Africa is an annual natural wonder. Which animals will take part in it and embark on this arduous journey?

　　Among the animals involved in the great migration, the three main forces are zebra, wildebeest and gazelle.Due to the differences in diet preference, quantity and living habits, their travel order also appears obvious stratification.

Headed by more than 400,000 zebras, they usually eat tall grass. Followed by 1.5 million wildebeests, they feed on short grass, and sometimes zebras and wildebeests walk together. Wildebeest has become the absolute main force of the migration army by virtue of its absolute number advantage. Many tourists go to Wan Li to come to Masai Mara in order to see the spectacular scene of "wildebeest crossing the river". Behind the mat is the bring up the rear official of the whole army, about 300,000 gazelles. They mainly feed on flowering plants, which will not be revealed until the large animals in front finish eating the taller grass.

　　If you are lucky, you will also have a chance to see African elephants with their families and mongooses enjoying the reputation of "ballet dancers on the African grasslands".

　　Followed by herbivores are fierce carnivores such as African lions, cheetahs and hyenas waiting for a full meal.

The story behind the migration army: an expedition of life

Faced with such a dangerous journey, why do these animals in East Africa have to travel long distances from Serengeti to Masai Mara from July to September every year? It is understood that every year around June, the grass in the Tanzanian prairie is gradually consumed and the food becomes less and less. In order to fill their stomachs, animals on the grassland will travel long distances. For them, this natural migration by water plants is a dangerous life and death test.

Every year from July to September, wildebeests, gazelles and zebras line up all the way north, crossing more than 800 kilometers from Serengeti, Tanzania, to Masai Mara, Kenya. On the way, lions, cheetahs, hyenas and crocodiles are waiting for opportunities, and danger is imminent.　

There are no four seasons in East Africa, but dry season and rainy season alternate. If animals want to get a steady stream of fresh food and water, they must migrate to places with rich aquatic plants to continue their lives. This cycle, year after year, cycle after cycle.

Endless hard travel takes place every year, knowing that only one-third of the lucky people in these millions of teams can return to the starting point, and hundreds of thousands of baby animals are born during the journey. However, it is this arduous and dangerous turn-back that has created a natural wonder on the African prairie.

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　　For decades, the wind in the town of Bieli, Alashan Zuoqi, Alashan League, Inner Mongolia has been as wild as ever, but under the protection of Haloxylon ammodendron ecological forests, it is hard to cause disasters in the past. The locals recalled that in the past, there were few trees and grass here, and all they could see was yellow sand all over the ground, and the wind was blowing and it was dark.

　　Alashan League is an alliance city located in the westernmost part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with a land area of 270,000 square kilometers. Three of the eight deserts in China are distributed, namely Badain Jaran Desert, Tengger Desert and Wulanbuhe Desert. The area of desertified land is 196,900 square kilometers, accounting for 49.46% of the total area of desertified land in Inner Mongolia. It is one of the areas with the most fragile ecological environment, the most serious desertification, the worst natural conditions and the most difficult control.

　　The desert is green.

　　The change began in 2012. Liu Hongyi, the stationmaster of Alashan Zuoqi Forestry Workstation, said that the demonstration area of Zongbieli Town (Manglai) project, a million mu Haloxylon ammodendron ecological forest base in Alashan League, is located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain and the southwest edge of Wulanbuhe Desert. It was built in 2012 and is one of the construction projects of the million mu Haloxylon ammodendron ecological forest base in the League. At present, 430,000 mu of Haloxylon ammodendron forest has been planted, forming a forest belt with a length of 37 kilometers from east to west and a width of 23 kilometers from north to south.

　　"Not far ahead is Ulan Buh and the desert, ‘ Wulanbuhe ’ It’s Mongolian, meaning ‘ Red Bull ’ . Before planting Haloxylon ammodendron, it was like a fiery bull, arched on the west bank of the Yellow River, rolled over and went to Helan Mountain. After planting Haloxylon ammodendron for ten years, it was bound here, and there was no arrogance and arrogance in the past. " Standing at the height of the project demonstration area, Liu Hongyi said.

　　In this regard, Wang Gang, a herder who came to Gacha, was deeply touched. "I have lived in Manglai Gacha since I was a child. It used to be full of mobile sand dunes, and the wind and sand continued all year round. Because of the harsh living environment, at that time, 26 herdsmen moved away one after another in Gacha, and at least there were only 5 families left. Since 2012, Haloxylon ammodendron has been planted in a large area on this grassland. Through years of unremitting efforts, Haloxylon ammodendron has become a forest, sandstorms are obviously less, and the environment in my hometown has gradually improved. Now the number of farmers and herdsmen in Gacha has recovered to about 20. " Wang Gang said.

　　It is understood that since the construction project of Haloxylon ammodendron ecological forest base in Alashan League was started in 2000, the total afforestation area has reached 8.14 million mu, and 1.467 million mu of cistanche deserticola has been artificially inoculated.

　　The construction of a million mu Haloxylon ammodendron ecological forest base is only a microcosm of the work of preventing and controlling desertification in Alashan League for many years. Hailian, head of the Sand Control and Afforestation Section of the Forestry and Grass Bureau of Alashan League, said that in recent years, Alashan League has relied on the national key forest and grass ecological control project, supplemented by social public welfare afforestation, and focused on the three major desert frontier control areas, the Ejina River basin and the comprehensive control area on the west bank of the Yellow River, and the key control areas such as Laishan and Helan Mountain ecological corridors in Ya Bu, and adopted "the combination of irrigation, arbor and grass, mainly irrigation; Feng Fei’s comprehensive forest and grass sand control technical measures "combining farming with enclosure", vigorously promote the comprehensive management of desertified land, and gradually form a technical path of ecological barrier construction of sand control and sand control "trinity" of aerial seeding afforestation and grass planting, enclosure and artificial afforestation and grass planting. At the same time, we will actively explore and implement new mechanisms and models such as "first build and then make up, contract afforestation, cooperative afforestation and professional team afforestation", comprehensively promote the application of practical drought-resistant afforestation technologies such as mechanical digging, and actively guide social capital to participate in land greening.

　　"After so many years of ecological protection and governance practice, Alashan League has explored and formed ‘ People retreat from green to nurture, combine scientific innovation, make policies according to the disease, use treatment as a tool, promote treatment with use, lead by the government, participate in society, persevere and be determined ’ Desertification control based on ‘ Alashan model ’ 。” Hailian said.

　　According to statistics, over the past 40 years, Alashan League has completed more than 91 million mu of desertification control tasks, and the total area of grassland and forest resources in the League has reached 135,520,500 mu and 30,120,500 mu respectively. The forest coverage rate has increased from 2.96% at the beginning of the League to 8.37%, and the grassland vegetation coverage rate has increased from less than 15% to 23.18%. The deterioration trend of ecological environment has been curbed as a whole, and regional ecology has been mainly controlled.

　　The purse is bulging.

　　Walking into Haloxylon ammodendron forest base in full of green, Inner Mongolia Hongkui Cistanche Group, Cistanche deserticola inoculated next to Haloxylon ammodendron, which is more than 2 meters high, grows gratifying. "These cistanches are expected to be harvested next year." Ren Cunfu, deputy secretary of the party Committee of the group, said.

　　The group is an enterprise that developed sand industry earlier in Alxa League. At present, it has developed into a leading enterprise in sand industry integrating Haloxylon ammodendron planting, Cistanche deserticola inoculation and research, development, production and sales of related products, with an annual output value of about 60 million yuan. Ren Cunfu introduced that in order to speed up the cultivation of sand industry and let more farmers and herdsmen join the chain of industrial development, the group established cistanche deserticola — In Haloxylon ammodendron base, Hongkuisha Industrial Cooperative was established. The technology, equipment, seeds and seedlings were provided to farmers and herdsmen of the cooperative free of charge, and Haloxylon ammodendron grafted with Cynomorium songaricum was standardized. After the farmers and herdsmen harvested, the enterprises purchased them at the market price for deep processing. "With the strong support of the local government, the number of farmers and herdsmen in our sand industry cooperative has increased from more than 30 in the past to more than 110 today, and the number of farmers and herdsmen driven by radiation is also increasing." Ren Cunfu said.

　　Wang Gang is one of the beneficiaries of the local development of sand industry. Wang Gang said that under the guidance of the government, farmers and herdsmen in Manglai Gacha took the initiative to ask the desert for benefits, improved the grafting technology of Cistanche deserticola and promoted the industrial transformation. Every year, the industrial income of Cistanche deserticola was 80,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan. In addition, engaging in projects such as pastoral tours and farmhouse music also has extra income. "Planting Haloxylon ammodendron not only green the desert, but also drum up our ‘ Money bag ’ 。” Wang Gang said.

　　We should not only go green, but also be green and rich. In recent years, Alashan League insists on preventing and controlling desertification and increasing income to get rich in parallel, gives full play to the promotion role of reverse pull, vigorously promotes ecological industrialization and industrial ecologicalization, improves and perfects the linkage mechanism of "government guidance, enterprise drive, base radiation and participation of farmers and herdsmen", cultivates and forms green ecological industries such as sustainable agriculture and animal husbandry, desert tourism and clean energy, and explores ways to benefit from "sand control", "sand utilization" and "getting rich by sand".

　　Wu Zhibo, director of the Ecological Industry Development Planning Center of the Forestry and Grass Bureau of Alashan League, said that in recent years, Alashan League has insisted on promoting the development of sand industry with ecological governance, promoting the construction of ecological protection with industrial development, and actively cultivating and developing industries such as characteristic sand industry, characteristic product breeding and desert tourism relying on the vivid plant resources of superior sand. Up to now, Haloxylon ammodendron has been built — Cistanche deserticola and Nitraria tangutorum — There are 3 million mu industrial bases for seed collection in Cynomorium songaricum and Cynomorium songaricum, and 44 sand industry-scale enterprises, 13 trial-production enterprises for edible and medicinal substances and 879 professional cooperatives for planting and breeding have been cultivated, with the mode of "enterprise+base+cooperative+farmers and herdsmen" driving more than 30,000 farmers and herdsmen to participate.

　　“‘ Thirteenth Five-Year Plan ’ During the period, the total output value of the forestry and grass industry in the League reached 19.95 billion yuan, with more than 30,000 farmers and herdsmen engaged in the forestry and grass industry, with an average annual income of 30,000 to 50,000 yuan, and some farmers and herdsmen reached 100,000 to 300,000 yuan. " Wu Zhibo said.

　　The environment is beautiful

　　On July 27th, the on-site meeting of major national ecological system protection and restoration projects and comprehensive desertification control was held in Alxa League. Alashan League takes this as a window to show the local achievements in desertification control in an all-round way and share experiences in desertification control.

　　Ding Guodong, a professor at the School of Soil and Water Conservation of Beijing Forestry University and the head of the subject of soil and water conservation and desertification control, said at the on-site meeting that the construction of the one million mu Haloxylon ammodendron ecological forest base was spectacular and the effect of sand control was also very good. Especially, the sand industry, including Cistanche deserticola industry, has a bright future, and Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets’s ideas are fully reflected here. Talking about the future road of preventing and controlling desertification in Alxa League, Guodong Ding suggested, "The ecosystem of Alxa League is still very fragile. We should take science and technology as the support, and scientifically and reasonably promote ecological protection and governance. If this protection means protection, then this governance means governance. At the same time, we should work together to guide the whole people to carry out ecological protection and governance through industrial intervention and other modes. In addition, as an area with extreme water shortage, it is necessary to increase the monitoring of ecological environment, save water, and set green with water. "

　　Regarding the booming local sand industry, Guodong Ding said that the development of sand industry is based on having good products, insisting on improving the quality of products and playing out the brand effect, and relevant departments can provide some help in these aspects. "However, the most important thing is to give priority to protection. On the basis of good protection, we should develop related industries according to local conditions and not break through the rigid constraints of local resources, especially water resources." Guodong Ding said.

　　What should we do next? Tu Buxin, Party Secretary and Director of Forestry and Grass Bureau of Alashan League, introduced that next, Alashan League will step up planning and implementing a number of landmark and leading major projects in advantageous industries, seize the commanding heights, plan winning methods, focus on sand prevention and control, comprehensive management of Helan Mountain, popularization and application of scientific research achievements, carbon sink index trading and other fields, carry forward the "Three North Spirit" of hard work, selfless dedication, perseverance and long-term success, and do a good job in all work.

　　"Alashan League is located in the hinterland of the Three-North Shelterbelt and is a country ‘ Three districts and four belts ’ The strategic pattern of ecological security The key control areas of the northern sand control belt and the special natural geographical environment determine the extreme fragility of the ecological environment in Alashan League and the persistence and arduousness of sand control. " Tu Buxin said that in the practice of desertification control, Alashan League adheres to the development path of ecological and economic coordination, organically combines ecological protection construction, sand prevention and control with the development of characteristic ecological industries, and farmers and herdsmen get rich and increase their income, and has embarked on a sand control path that combines government, enterprises and people and social forces participate in multiple aspects.

　　Tu Buxin said that facing the future, Alashan League will conscientiously sum up experience, further improve the "Alashan Model" such as economic centralization, intensification to promote the globalization of ecological governance, desertification control in a near-natural way, and creating a pattern in which the whole society participates in desertification control, and continue to take a good and steady road from "sand enters and retreats" to "green enters and retreats", which conforms to the laws of nature and conforms to the local conditions of Alashan League, and makes new progress in building an important ecological security barrier in northern China. (Economic Daily reporter Yu Jian)