CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-BAOTOU-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-BAOTOU-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240521) -- BAOTOU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows farmers planting Huangqi or Astragalus root in Guyang County of Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Located in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and along the Yellow River, Baotou City has a long history and rich cultural resources. At the junction of nomadic civilization and farming civilization, you can taste a mix of culture here. Baogang Group, one of China's earliest iron and steel manufacturer, has made the city known as a "steel city on grasslands." As an old industrial city, Baotou is now vigorously developing new industries in the fields of rare earth and new energy such as photovoltaics and wind power in a bid to create new growing momentum. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

Solar farm in China's desert protects environment, provides jobs

STORY: Solar farm in China's desert protects environment, provides jobs DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Ordos, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tiancihu photovoltaic power station 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI SHUAIKUN, Safety technician 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO JINLONG, Villager STORYLINE: A galloping horse image consisting of more than 196,000 solar panels in a desert in China's Inner Mongolia. This is Tiancihu photovoltaic power station, with an area of around 1.4 million square meters. Located in the Kubuqi Desert, China's seventh-largest desert, the solar farm has not only generated electricity, but also protected environment. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI SHUAIKUN, Safety technician "We now see the sand barriers, which are willow branches. The branches are inserted into the ground to help with sand fixing. This is called 'restoration under solar panels.' The sand control area has reached more than 8,000 mu (533 hectares). By planting amorpha, astragalus and red

CHINA-GANSU-CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220611) -- DINGXI, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers dry chopped astragalus roots at a company in Chinese herbal medicine at Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 11, 2022. Longxi County is an important planting and storage base for Chinese herbal medicines. In recent years, the county has attached great importance to collection, protection and research of germplasm resources of Chinese herbal medicines. Varieties of Chinese herbal medicines with good quality can be selected by introducing and breeding high-quality seedlings. Local industry of Chinese herbal medicine in Longxi has also achieved integrated development with a whole chain covering planting, processing and trading. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

CHINA-GANSU-CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220611) -- DINGXI, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers process astragalus roots at a company in Chinese herbal medicine at Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 11, 2022. Longxi County is an important planting and storage base for Chinese herbal medicines. In recent years, the county has attached great importance to collection, protection and research of germplasm resources of Chinese herbal medicines. Varieties of Chinese herbal medicines with good quality can be selected by introducing and breeding high-quality seedlings. Local industry of Chinese herbal medicine in Longxi has also achieved integrated development with a whole chain covering planting, processing and trading. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)