American who gave US$5,000 to China farmer for tree planting decades ago to view forest

American who gave US$5,000 to China farmer for tree planting decades ago to view forest

US citizen accepts ‘awesome’ invitation to visit massive and successful anti-desertification project in Inner Mongolia.

Chinese woman spent decades planting trees

A 60 year old woman from China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has spent decades planting trees in the desert and successfully transformed a barren area into a green forest. The woman, Yin Yuzhen began her mission years ago after receiving a donation of 5,000 dollars from an American man. Recently she contacted him again and invited him to visit the forest that grew because of his support. In 2000, China’s State Council honored Yin Yuzhen as …