Saihanba in Hebei Province was once a desert, but now it has become the biggest man-made forest in China.

河北省的塞罕坝曾经是一片沙漠，但现在它已经成为中国最大的人工林。

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Dubai, one of seven members of the United Arab Emirates, gained a reputation for excess with the creation of man-made islands shaped like palms and an indoor ski slope in the desert.

迪拜是阿联酋七个酋长国之一，拥有人工修建的“棕榈岛”以及位于沙漠中的室内滑雪场，让其名噪一时。

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Into its Luxembourg-sized patch of beach and desert, Dubai has already packed such attractions as the world's largest man-made port, its tallest and most luxurious hotel, its most capacious-ever shopping bag (certified by Guinness), and some of the flashiest events on funsters' racing and golfing calendars.

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