BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- After decades of development, the Jiuquan satellite launch center has built three separate zones -- the launch technological zone, the red willow and poplar zone and the urban zone -- to form a desert city with unique scenery and a pleasant environment. It has created more than 60 oases, with an average of 600 square meters of vegetation for each person working or living there. Enditem

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Swimming Pool	People protecting a railway leading to Jiuquan
People catching fish in a reservoir	A soldier patrolling on a reservoir

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