Alxa Right Banner on the border between China and Mongolia has an arid climate and harsh environment. This stretch of wild saxaul forest has grown for thousands of years here with vitality. The saxaul forest provides shelter for insects as well as food for camels. Check out the video and learn more about this marvelous plant of the desert. 

About 'Journeys in Nature': Western Inner Mongolia Series

In this series, we explore the depth of the desert area in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Be amazed by the tenacity of the creatures that survive in one of the most difficult places to live. 

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 1: Seas in the sand

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 2: Life in the desert

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 3: The ship of the desert

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 4: Steppe toad-headed lizard

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 5: Harmonious Mountains

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 6: Sheep on rocks

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 7: Survival on the rocks

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 8: The corsac fox

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 9: Demoiselle hermit

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 10: Grassland rhapsody

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 11: Timekeepers

(Cover image a screenshot from the video)

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