2003年春节前夕,国家节水灌溉工程技术研究中心在石河子成立,这是我国继北京、陕西杨凌之后国家科技部成立的第三个国家级节水灌溉工程技术研究中心。科技部给这个中心拨款300万元。 绿洲农业是新疆农业的特点。只要有了水就可以植树、长草、种庄稼。然而,降水量少于蒸发量是新疆气候的基本特点。 On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2003, the State Water Saving Irrigation Engineering Technology Research Center was established in Shihezi, which is the third national water-saving irrigation engineering technology research center set up by China’s Ministry of Science and Technology following Beijing and Yangling in Shaanxi. Ministry of Science and Technology to the center allocated 3000000 yuan. Oasis agriculture is a characteristic of Xinjiang agriculture. As long as the water can be planted trees, long grass, crops. However, less precipitation than evaporation is a basic feature of Xinjiang’s climate.