This accelerated after the 1998 Yangtze River floods convinced the government that it must restore tree cover, especially in the Yangtze's basin upstream of the Three Gorges Dam.
这一趋势在 1998 年长江洪水之后得到加速，这场大洪水使政府确信必须恢复树木覆盖，尤其是在三峡大坝上游长江流域。