Modern greenhouse farming flourishes in Gansu’s deserts

One of the modern agricultural parks in Minqin county, Wuwei city, Gansu province (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

Straddling the Tengger Desert and the Badain Jaran Desert, Minqin county, Wuwei city, Gansu province, has been constructing modern agricultural parks equipped with greenhouses and growing figs, ginseng fruit, cherries, and other highly profitable produce in order to takeadvantageof the light and heat that it receives in recent years. The sites integrate characteristic crop farming, sightseeing, pick-it-yourself offerings, and leisure tourism in order to promote the high-quality development of the industry.