QLM Director Attended the 10th Anniversary of the Engebei Desert Science Museum

09/18/2021

On September 12, a symposium to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Qian Xuesen’s birthday and the 10th anniversary of the Engebei Desert Science Museum took place in Engebei Ecological Demonstration Zone, Ordos city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. More than 200 people from the national ministries, the Autonomous Region and other provinces, industry associations, universities & research institutes and the media participated.

 

Liu Shu reviewed the background of Qian Xuesen’s ‘Theory of the Sixth Industrial Revolution (knowledge-intensive, technology-intensive agriculture)’, which was initiated in 1980s. QianYonggang, director of QLM, shared his understanding of Qian Xuesen’s perception of the Sixth Industrial Revolution.

 

Engebei is located at the northern edge of the middle section of the Kubuqi Desert, only 5 kilometers to the Yellow River. Engebei had been plagued by desertification, floods, and serious soil erosionfor a long time, which directly endangered the production and safety of theYellow River and the surrounding farmers and herdsmen. For more than 40 years, under the guidance of scientists such as Qian Xuesen, and the unremitting efforts of Engebei people, a legend of ‘desert into oasis’ has been created. At present, the vegetation and forest coverage rate have reached 78% and 41% respectively. It has become a model of desert ecological management practice in our country, and has provided such experience for the international community.