Flowers bloom profusely beyond the passes of Ili, and the flower-sea economy enriches farming families

On September 27, members of the "Huihuinong" cooperative in Sadikeyuzi Township water flower seedlings.

On September 27, members of the "Huihuinong" cooperative in Sadikeyuzi Township carry flower seedlings.

On September 27, members of the "Huihuinong" cooperative in Sadikeyuzi Township transplant flower seedlings.

On September 27, members of the "Huihuinong" cooperative in Sadikeyuzi Township prune flowers that have already been ordered in their own courtyard.

This year, **Sadikeyuzi Township in Yining County, Ili, based itself on the targeted poverty alleviation strategy, established the "Huihuinong" flower planting cooperative, and vigorously developed specialty flower cultivation to boost farmers' incomes. The township government provided cooperative members with professional flower planting technical training and supplied farmers with production materials such as seeds, while villagers could also earn labor income at the base. To date, the cooperative has built more than 260 household-style greenhouses, sold a total of 1.8 million flowers, and helped more than 320 ethnic minority villagers achieve an average annual income increase of nearly 4,000 yuan per person.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xiaoguo