Villagers in NW China busy harvesting traditional Chinese medicinal herbs

STORY: Villagers in NW China busy harvesting traditional Chinese medicinal herbs DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of villagers harvesting 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU SHUANGTANG, Employee, Chinese medicinal materials planting base in Gongliu County STORYLINE: Villagers in Gongliu County, northwest China's Xinjiang, are busy harvesting hypericum perforatum, a type of traditional Chinese medicinal herb. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU SHUANGTANG, Employee, Chinese medicinal materials planting base in Gongliu County "We planted about 2,000 mu (about 133 ha) of hypericum perforatum. From seedling to transplanting, after a series of management, now the plants have entered the harvest period. Workers are organized to harvest the herbs here. The work will be done in two months. " This year, Gongliu County has made great efforts to develop the industry of Chinese medicinal materials. The total planting area of medicinal herbs in the county h