Tree planting transforms mountains, lives in Xizang

LHASA — For Dorje, every day from mid-June to late August, his major assignment is transporting saplings up Shigar Mountain in Lhasa, capital of the Xizang autonomous region.

It's a task he's done for over a decade, though the way he does it now has completely been altered.

"Initially, we carried these saplings to the top on foot, which took up to eight hours. Later, we relied on mules, which took a couple of hours," the 40-year-old said. "Now delivering 20 saplings via the cableway can be done in a little more than 10 minutes, pretty fast and efficient."