Sudan, the biggest country in Africa. In the south the Nile with its feeder rivers dominates an almost impenetrable swamp landscape. Towards the north begins the Savanna, which blends into the Egyptian desert farther on. Since time immemorial camels have marked the dry areas of the land and determined the lifestyle of the various nomadic tribes.

In this episode of Travelogue, CGTN's Tianran travels to the desert tracts in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The region has registered remarkable progress in the recent years including doing the impossible by growing rice paddies and vineyards in the desert land. Join us and explore the secret behind this miraculous transformation.

Travelogue is a 30-minute features program on CGTN that takes viewers on unforgettable adventures across China. It airs on Sundays at 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. BJT (00:30 & 09:30 GMT), with repeats on Mondays at 2:00 a.m. (Sunday 19:00 GMT) and Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. (06:30 GMT).

Meet some of the miracle workers who are pushing forward the frontiers of desert agriculture. Get your popcorn and family, and watch this entertaining 40-minute video that will amaze and inspire you. Hear about the creative irrigation systems and growing techniques of crops like the jojoba plant, wine grapes, peppers, and tomberries – tomatoes the size of blueberries. Learn about the unique aquaculture, from fish, to coral, to genetically modified prawns, made possible because of the talented scientists at Ben-Gurion University and the pioneering farmers of the Negev desert.

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BEAUTIFUL JAZZY TRACK WITH ERYKAH BADU BY ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT
ORIGINALLY BY MONGO SANTAMARIA
Black Radio' represents a "a true crossover record", as Glasper himself put it. It's an amalgam of all the Jazz, Gospel, Soul, and Hip Hop traditions Glasper was raised in. With his Experiment band Casey Benjamin (Sax), Derrick Hodge (Bass), and Chris Dave (Drums),