The Gobi Desert Known to those who inhabit it as the yellow dragon
Covers a vast expand of
over 1 billion Kilometre squared
Over fifteen percent of China's landmass
It continue to spread
As the world's 5th largest desert
grows by a thousand kilometres squared each year
In China's northern region and inner Mongolia
Li hu jun lives a difficult life in this hostile environment
Bumbaclart you little pussyole
Li hu Jun and his mother
have adapted to life in the desert
Their ancestors lived here generations before them
making out a living in this harsh environment
but despite their privatisation
his wife and daughter have left for the town
The inhabitants of the Gobi desert are leaving
in ever greater numbers
The Chinese state
has come to the aid of these climate change refugees
By putting in place the world's largest relocation programme
Today there are houses over 300 000 Chinese
The town neow meow on the outskirts of the desert
has a population of 7000
This is part of a network of 200 villages
built by the state