Part Nine: Reforestation in central and north China

China's forest coverage reached 18.21 percent in 2010, 800 million mu of which was man-made.

A tree planting team carries saplings up a hill in the 1960s. [Photo/All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and China Intercontinental Press]

Virgin forest in the Greater Higgnan Mountains. [Photo/All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and China Intercontinental Press]

Jiangbulake Grassland in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and China Intercontinental Press]

Zhangjiajie Forest Park, a state-level scenic spot. [Photo/All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and China Intercontinental Press]