China's Ningxia taps desert resources to realize green development

STORY: China's Ningxia taps desert resources to realize green development DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of desert exploitation 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU CHUNMING, Director of Huaneng Ningxia No.1 Photovoltaic Central Station 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN XIULING, Planting team leader at the vegetable base in Miaomiaohu Village STORYLINE: In China's Ningxia, vast expanses of arid land are being turned into resources amid the country's rural revitalization drive. In rural areas of Yinchuan, the regional capital, a photovoltaic (PV) power station is developing a model that takes advantage of the vast vacant desert area, and the abundant sunshine there. While providing green energy, the power station also encourages the growth of viable crops underneath the solar panels. The dual ecological system of agriculture and green energy has been expanding across Ningxia, gradually transforming the environment. In Zhongwei, these PV