Modern-day Yu Gong plants greenery on barren mountains and finds the road to prosperity
"Yu Gong" plants greenery on barren mountains and finds prosperity
On May 17, the elderly Zhao Jingtian picks large cherries on the mountain.
On May 17, the elderly Zhao Jingtian tends fruit trees on the mountain.
On May 17, the elderly Zhao Jingtian shows his callus-covered hands.
Zhao Jingtian, 69 years old this year, lives in Changyushan Village, Changli County, Hebei Province. For more than 30 years, he has planted apple trees, pear trees, cherry trees and other fruit trees on nearly 100 mu of barren mountain land. Today this barren mountain has become a "mountain of flowers and fruit," yielding good economic returns, and local people call Zhao Jingtian a "Yu Gong" of the new era. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Shiyao