Tse-Xin Foundation was invited to plant trees in the Orkhon Valley National Park, located in Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia. They donated 7,000 healthy native larch saplings, along with essential tree protection resources such as water-storing seedling pots and fences. Led by tree-planting director Cheng Li-Yi, tree-planting teams from both Taiwan and Mongolia, together with the Orkhon Valley National Park staffs, successfully completed the reforestation of 7 hectares with 7,000 sapling.

On May 31, 2025, Bandi Tserendagva, Director of Special Protected Areas of the Orkhon Valley National Park, presented Director Cheng with a Mongolian horse. This gift symbolizes the deep friendship and collaboration between Taiwan and Mongolia in protecting the environment. Director Cheng named the horse “Freeman,” expressing the hope that it may roam freely across the Mongolian grasslands. In Mongolian gift-giving culture, gifting a horse represents great respect and recognition for an honored guest.

To restore the park’s forest ecosystem, Taiwan and Mongolia jointly analyzed the challenges and history of reforestation in the area. Before the national park was established, the local larch forests had been logged, leaving the stumps behind which was a heartbreaking sight. Director Bandi Tserendagva was determined to restore the natural landscape. Upon learning about Tse-Xin Foundation’s tree-planting team in Taiwan, he was eager to collaborate. He also shared past failed reforestation efforts, such as protective fences damaged by large herbivores. In the meantime, he has proactively led local institution staffs to participate in tree planting, and thus significantly speed up the timeline.

Director Cheng Li-Yi and the Orkhon Valley National Park team worked closely to find feasible solutions and provided the necessary resources. Three ISA-certified arborists from Taiwan Tse-Xin Foundation traveled to Mongolia to assist. Their diverse tree-planting experiences based on different topography and geology span offshore islands and mountain forests in Taiwan, as well as desert region in Gobi, semi-desert and grassland regions in Central Gobi of Mongolia.

The Taiwan-Mongolia tree-planting team ventured deep into deforested areas of the Orkhon Valley National Park, providing guidance on slope planting techniques and professional know-how, including the use of water-storing seedling pots that collect and store rainwater. Their joint efforts aim to restore the verdant forest landscape of the national park.