Farmers reap marigold in Hexigten Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on October 8, 2012. To mitigate damage from windstorms, China will launch the second stage of the sandstorm control project for Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia during the period of 2013-2022, according to the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic planner (XINHUA) |