Xinhua Headlines: How a magic berry transformed China's vast wilderness in its northwest

Xinhua Headlines: How a magic berry transformed China's vast wilderness in its northwest

(240811) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhu Xiaobing, deputy director of the production center of the Xizan ecological goji berry plantation, checks the growth of goji berries in Zhongning County of Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 22, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Hai)

CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGNING-MODERN AGRICULTURE (CN)

CHINA-NINGXIA-ZHONGNING-MODERN AGRICULTURE (CN)

(230402) -- YINCHUAN, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lei (R), an expert at the meteorological research institute under the regional weather bureau, checks on goji plants growth with a colleague at the weather service base in Xizan goji berry plantation in Zhongning County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, March 22, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Weather service facilitates modern agriculture in China's Ningxia" (Xinhua/Xie Jianwen)

GLOBALink | Goji berries bring Ningxia desert to life

On the vast Xizan goji berry plantation in Zhongning County, northwest China's Ningxia, the berries hang in bright red bunches amid green leaves. About 12 years ago, this area was just an expanse of parched and dusty semidesert. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

Goji berries bring Ningxia desert to life

STORY: Goji berries bring Ningxia desert to life DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xizan goji berry plantation in Zhongning County 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NEJJOUI EL BATOUL, Moroccan expat 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HAO XIANGFENG, President of Ningxia Goji Association 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MA TAO, Manager of goji berries plantation STORYLINE: On the vast Xizan goji berry plantation in Zhongning County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the berries hang in bright red bunches amid green leaves. About 12 years ago, this whole area was just an expanse of parched and dusty semidesert. Goji berries, also known as wolfberries, are a specialty in Ningxia and are famous for their nutritional value. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NEJJOUI EL BATOUL, Moroccan expat "Hello, everybody. I'm Batoul from Morocco. Today I'm in Hongsibu District of Wuzhong city in northwest China's Ningxia. Here I'm in goji, or wolfberry plantation."