Editor's Note: China shares a land border of about 22,000 kilometers with 14 countries. The once less-developed border regions have witnessed rapid growth in the past decade. In this series, China Daily looks at how these regions tap their geographical and other advantages to improve local livelihoods.

New energy projects, re-wilding, animals bring prosperity

Inner Mongolia

Located in the far west of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, two-thirds of Alshaa Right Banner is desert. But for camel breeder Baatar, the middle of nowhere is the perfect place to produce camel milk.

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Riches of camel milk bring prosperity to Alshaa area

Facts

Population:24.05 million

Area:1.18 million square kilometers

GDP in 2021:2.05 trillion yuan

Total value of imports and exports in 2021:123.56 billion yuan

Gansu

As he herds his sheep to pasture at 6 am each day, 47-year-old Tuanjie never fails to notice how the environment in his hometown－Yanchiwan township in Gansu's Subei Mongolian autonomous county－is improving, and along with it, his life.

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Life for Gansu herders improves with environmental efforts

Facts

Population:24.90 million

Area:425,800 square kilometers

GDP in 2021:1.02 trillion yuan

Total value of imports and exports in 2021:49.09 billion yuan