三北防护林

Traditional form:

三北防護林

Pinyin (reading):

Sānběi Fánghùlín

Definitions:

• Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050

Characters:

• 三 - three
• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 防 - to protect, to defend, to guard against
• 护 - to defend, to guard, to protect; shelter; endorse
• 林 - forest, grove; surname

Traditional characters:

• 三 - three
• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 防 - to protect, to defend, to guard against
• 護 - to defend, to guard, to protect; shelter; endorse
• 林 - forest, grove; surname