Zhang Ying Long, who worked hard in Beijing, returned to his hometown to visit his family. He learned that the environment in his hometown had deteriorated due to logging and coal mining. The area was once lush with grass and water, but now it was covered with yellow sand. Despite the opposition of his family, he resigned from his job as vice president, sold his house and returned to his hometown to fight the desert. After going through difficulties and persevering, his hometown is now covered with green trees and he was named a "National Model Worker."