The development of new rural areas fulfilling ecological concepts is the natural choice for realizingthe sustainable development of agriculture and economy of rural areas

which is also one of the most important issues for scientists and resource managers

especially in arid sandy areas.In addition

how to efficientlybuild high quality

new ecological immigration village is a hot issue for ecological immigration projects.Yuanyi village in Yongning County lied in the eastern piedmont of Helan Mountain is one of ecological immigration villages.The farmers of Yongning County have made great efforts in combating land degradation andsignificant achievements in ecological construction using the concepts of integrated eco-system management(IEM).Through the development of special industries

construction of biogas digester

development of animal husbandry

technical training

they formed an efficient mode for resource sharing

mutual promotion anddeveloping eco-argriculture by applying circular economy.In this study

we provided a new idea for ecological immigration project to similar areas of Western China.