Zhang Xiying fosters edible lilies at a greenhouse in Dongwan Village, Shuixigou Township of Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 4, 2021. Zhang Xiying, 53, has experienced many different occupations such as farmer, warehouse keeper and rabbit breeder to make a living. In 2000, she joined a flower planting company introduced by local authorities and started to learn flower cultivation after closing her rabbit farm. Sixteen years later, veteran planter Zhang Xiying established her own flower planting company, leading19 households to begin the business. Today, the local flower planting area has reached about 2.67 hectares, with an annual sales income of 2.56 million yuan (about 0.39 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
