In this video, Tserendorj explains how the southern Gobi of Hobogsair was transformed into agricultural land by the Chinese Production and Construction Corps after the establishment of the PRC in 1949. Upon arrival, the Corps, lacking sufficient food, often hunted local prey like rabbits and gazelles. The Torghuts, on the other hand, unable to cultivate much land aside from a small amount of barley, faced difficulties in storing their harvests, often losing it to boars and mice due to inadequate storage methods. The landscape, initially filled with shrubs such as caragana and saxaul, provided an ideal habitat for wild animals. However, as the Corps cleared land for agriculture and extracted underground water, the ecology drastically changed. Over the years of collectivisation in 1958, and privatisation in 1983, the local Torghuts gradually integrated into the Chinese-dominated communities. Today, wealthy farmers rent land for large-scale commercial plantations, while many smaller farmers lease out their land long-term and seek alternative income sources.