Iris Wong / Host

This is Qingtu Lake - a miracle rising from the sands. Once dried up in the 1950s, it's now a thriving wildlife haven, thanks to Gansu's decades-long desert control. And just beyond those dunes... lies another wonder.

Meet China's 100MW “artificial sun” - a molten salt solar thermal plant where 12,000 mirrors dance with sunlight. This Gobi Desert marvel hits temperatures over 500°C - hot enough to power turbines without a whiff of emissions. The entire process leaves no footprint - just endless blue skies over regenerated land.  

Liu Fuguo / Plant Manager

By day, we store solar heat in molten salt. By night? Continuous clean power flows to homes across China. For our carbon goals, this isn't just energy - it's tomorrow's blueprint.

Iris Wong / Host

From dust to diamonds - where Gansu's sands now yield both boundless energy and reborn oases. The desert's lesson? With innovation and perseverance, even the harshest earth can power and preserve our future.