CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-MOUNTAIN-INCOME-GENERATING PLANTS (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-MOUNTAIN-INCOME-GENERATING PLANTS (CN)

(221201) -- GUIYANG, Dec. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Honeysuckles are planted on the hillsides in Shichao Town, Wuchuan County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 16, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Deep mountain township grows its way out of poverty" (Xinhua/Li Jingya)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-MOUNTAIN-INCOME-GENERATING PLANTS (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-MOUNTAIN-INCOME-GENERATING PLANTS (CN)

(221201) -- GUIYANG, Dec. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greenhouses for cherry tree plantation are pictured in Shichao Town, Wuchuan County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 17, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Deep mountain township grows its way out of poverty" (Xinhua/Li Jingya)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(221002) -- HOHHOT, Oct. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2022 shows the autumn scenery of Daqing Mountain in Wuchuan County of Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(221002) -- HOHHOT, Oct. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2022 shows the autumn scenery of Daqing Mountain in Wuchuan County of Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(221002) -- HOHHOT, Oct. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2022 shows the autumn scenery of Daqing Mountain in Wuchuan County of Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(221002) -- HOHHOT, Oct. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2022 shows the autumn scenery of Daqing Mountain in Wuchuan County of Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(221002) -- HOHHOT, Oct. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2022 shows the autumn scenery of Daqing Mountain in Wuchuan County of Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(221002) -- HOHHOT, Oct. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2022 shows the autumn scenery of Daqing Mountain in Wuchuan County of Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-DROUGHT (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-DROUGHT (CN)

(220828) -- TONGREN, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers collect water at a temporary water collection site in Tianshan Village of Fenshui Township, Wuchuan County of Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 25, 2022. China's national observatory issued an orange alert for drought on Friday as heatwaves persisted in multiple regions. Parts of Guizhou are suffering from drought, according to the National Meteorological Center. In order to ensure the people's production and living water, departments at all levels in Guizhou have devoted to fighting drought and made every effort to ensure the supply of drinking water and agricultural irrigating water. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-DROUGHT (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-DROUGHT (CN)

(220828) -- TONGREN, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers collect water at a temporary water collection site in Tianshan Village of Fenshui Township, Wuchuan County of Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 25, 2022. China's national observatory issued an orange alert for drought on Friday as heatwaves persisted in multiple regions. Parts of Guizhou are suffering from drought, according to the National Meteorological Center. In order to ensure the people's production and living water, departments at all levels in Guizhou have devoted to fighting drought and made every effort to ensure the supply of drinking water and agricultural irrigating water. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Xinhua Headlines: China ramps up drought-relief efforts to ensure production, livelihoods

Xinhua Headlines: China ramps up drought-relief efforts to ensure production, livelihoods

(220822) -- NANCHANG, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022 shows firefighters delivering water to villagers in Zhenzhu Community of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Photo by Luo Xinghan/Xinhua)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

(220616) -- WUCHUAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager harvests Sichuan pepper in Zhennan Town of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 16, 2022. Covering a wide area of karst topography and suffering from serious rocky desertification, Wuchuan County once had low agricultural yields. Local authorities have been committed to planting Sichuan pepper, a cash crop highly adaptable to areas of rocky desertification, as a way to boost local economy and drive rural revitalization. The total area of Sichuan pepper plantation now stands at 225,000 mu (about 15,000 hectares) in the county. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

(220616) -- WUCHUAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager demonstrates freshly-picked Sichuan pepper in Zhennan Town of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 16, 2022. Covering a wide area of karst topography and suffering from serious rocky desertification, Wuchuan County once had low agricultural yields. Local authorities have been committed to planting Sichuan pepper, a cash crop highly adaptable to areas of rocky desertification, as a way to boost local economy and drive rural revitalization. The total area of Sichuan pepper plantation now stands at 225,000 mu (about 15,000 hectares) in the county. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

(220616) -- WUCHUAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, a villager harvests Sichuan pepper in Zhennan Town of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 16, 2022. Covering a wide area of karst topography and suffering from serious rocky desertification, Wuchuan County once had low agricultural yields. Local authorities have been committed to planting Sichuan pepper, a cash crop highly adaptable to areas of rocky desertification, as a way to boost local economy and drive rural revitalization. The total area of Sichuan pepper plantation now stands at 225,000 mu (about 15,000 hectares) in the county. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

(220616) -- WUCHUAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks the processing of Sichuan pepper at the production line of a local company in Zhennan Town of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 16, 2022. Covering a wide area of karst topography and suffering from serious rocky desertification, Wuchuan County once had low agricultural yields. Local authorities have been committed to planting Sichuan pepper, a cash crop highly adaptable to areas of rocky desertification, as a way to boost local economy and drive rural revitalization. The total area of Sichuan pepper plantation now stands at 225,000 mu (about 15,000 hectares) in the county. (Photo by Zhao Yongzhang/Xinhua)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

(220616) -- WUCHUAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member packs Sichuan pepper at a local company in Zhennan Town of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 16, 2022. Covering a wide area of karst topography and suffering from serious rocky desertification, Wuchuan County once had low agricultural yields. Local authorities have been committed to planting Sichuan pepper, a cash crop highly adaptable to areas of rocky desertification, as a way to boost local economy and drive rural revitalization. The total area of Sichuan pepper plantation now stands at 225,000 mu (about 15,000 hectares) in the county. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

(220616) -- WUCHUAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager harvests Sichuan pepper in Zhennan Town of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 16, 2022. Covering a wide area of karst topography and suffering from serious rocky desertification, Wuchuan County once had low agricultural yields. Local authorities have been committed to planting Sichuan pepper, a cash crop highly adaptable to areas of rocky desertification, as a way to boost local economy and drive rural revitalization. The total area of Sichuan pepper plantation now stands at 225,000 mu (about 15,000 hectares) in the county. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

(220616) -- WUCHUAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, villagers harvest Sichuan pepper in Zhennan Town of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 16, 2022. Covering a wide area of karst topography and suffering from serious rocky desertification, Wuchuan County once had low agricultural yields. Local authorities have been committed to planting Sichuan pepper, a cash crop highly adaptable to areas of rocky desertification, as a way to boost local economy and drive rural revitalization. The total area of Sichuan pepper plantation now stands at 225,000 mu (about 15,000 hectares) in the county. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

(220616) -- WUCHUAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member processes Sichuan pepper at the production line of a local company in Zhennan Town of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 15, 2022. Covering a wide area of karst topography and suffering from serious rocky desertification, Wuchuan County once had low agricultural yields. Local authorities have been committed to planting Sichuan pepper, a cash crop highly adaptable to areas of rocky desertification, as a way to boost local economy and drive rural revitalization. The total area of Sichuan pepper plantation now stands at 225,000 mu (about 15,000 hectares) in the county. (Photo by Zhao Yongzhang/Xinhua)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

(220616) -- WUCHUAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 16, 2022 shows a Sichuan pepper plantation in Zhennan Town of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Covering a wide area of karst topography and suffering from serious rocky desertification, Wuchuan County once had low agricultural yields. Local authorities have been committed to planting Sichuan pepper, a cash crop highly adaptable to areas of rocky desertification, as a way to boost local economy and drive rural revitalization. The total area of Sichuan pepper plantation now stands at 225,000 mu (about 15,000 hectares) in the county. (Photo by Luo Xinghan/Xinhua)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

(220616) -- WUCHUAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks Sichuan pepper at the production line of a local company in Zhennan Town of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 15, 2022. Covering a wide area of karst topography and suffering from serious rocky desertification, Wuchuan County once had low agricultural yields. Local authorities have been committed to planting Sichuan pepper, a cash crop highly adaptable to areas of rocky desertification, as a way to boost local economy and drive rural revitalization. The total area of Sichuan pepper plantation now stands at 225,000 mu (about 15,000 hectares) in the county. (Photo by Chen Qingjun/Xinhua)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

(220616) -- WUCHUAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 16, 2022 shows a Sichuan pepper plantation in Zhennan Town of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Covering a wide area of karst topography and suffering from serious rocky desertification, Wuchuan County once had low agricultural yields. Local authorities have been committed to planting Sichuan pepper, a cash crop highly adaptable to areas of rocky desertification, as a way to boost local economy and drive rural revitalization. The total area of Sichuan pepper plantation now stands at 225,000 mu (about 15,000 hectares) in the county. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-WUCHUAN-SICHUAN PEPPER (CN)

(220616) -- WUCHUAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, villagers harvest Sichuan pepper in Zhennan Town of Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 16, 2022. Covering a wide area of karst topography and suffering from serious rocky desertification, Wuchuan County once had low agricultural yields. Local authorities have been committed to planting Sichuan pepper, a cash crop highly adaptable to areas of rocky desertification, as a way to boost local economy and drive rural revitalization. The total area of Sichuan pepper plantation now stands at 225,000 mu (about 15,000 hectares) in the county. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Family guards forest for three generations in China's Guizhou

STORY: Family guards forest farm three generations in China's Guizhou DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1.Various of Yanlongshan Forest Farm in Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou province 2.SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG HUAYUE, Forest ranger at Yanlongshan forest farm STORYLINE: Huang Huayue, 43, is a forest ranger at Yanlongshan state-owned forest farm in Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. The forest, which covers an area of 2,000 mu (133 hectares), was planted by villagers including Huang's grandfather and father-in-law. Over the past 57 years, Huang's family members have guarded the forest farm for three generations. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG HUAYUE, Forest ranger at Yanlongshan forest farm "I have been working as a forest ranger at Yanlongshan state-owned forest farm for seven years. Our main tasks include fire prevention, anti-theft and re