Ecological resources revitalize remote villages in China's Qinling Mountains

STORY: Ecological resources revitalize remote villages in China's Qinling Mountains DATELINE: May 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fields 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG JINZHI, Local villager 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHANGCHAO, Local official 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU ZHIYONG, Local official STORYLINE: The Qinling Mountains are known as China's gene bank of wild biology as they house a huge variety of plants and wild animals. In villages nearby the Qinling Mountains, local governments have made full use of the mountains' natural resources to develop diversified industries and revitalize local economy. In Yangxian County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, integrated rice-frog farming is developed in the local fields. Bullfrogs are raised in the rice fields to produce organic fertilizer while the rice field itself can purify water resource. This kind of ecological agriculture not only protects the environment, but also brings fortune to local