** Yili: Flowers bloom outside the Great Wall and rich farmhouses

Members of the "Hua Huinong" cooperative in Sadik Yuzi Township irrigate flower seedlings on September 27.

Members of the "Hua Huinong" cooperative in Sadik Yuzi Township carry flower seedlings on September 27.

Members of the "Hua Huinong" cooperative in Sadik Yuzi Township transplant flower seedlings on September 27.

Members of the Flower Huifong Cooperative in Sadik Yuzi Township prune ordered flowers in their own courtyard on September 27.

This year, based on the accurate poverty alleviation strategy, Sadik Yuzi Township, Yining County, Yili, has set up flower planting cooperatives to vigorously develop characteristic flower cultivation and increase farmers' income. The township government conducts professional flower planting technical training for cooperative members, provides farmers with seeds and other means of production, and villagers can also earn labor income in the base. So far, the cooperative has built more than 260 family-style greenhouses, selling a total of 1.8 million flowers, driving more than 320 ethnic minority villagers to achieve an annual per capita income of nearly 4000 yuan.

Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xiaoguo