Green Great Wall tells the story of the transformation of the Maowusu Desert in Ordos, China, from a yellow dust bowl beset by violent sandstorms into a green and prosperous center for agriculture and commerce. The book records the history of the people of Uxin Banner who worked to combat desertification and bring the sands under control in order to restore their homeland to its original verdant vista, so beautiful, Genghis Khan once declared that he should be buried there.