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Magic forsythia blooms in Yicheng county

Updated: Apr 2, 2019 (chinadaily.com.cn) Print
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Terraced fields growing weeping forsythia (Forsythia suspensa) cover wide parts of Yicheng county, Shanxi province. The eastern and southern mountainous areas of Yicheng county are rich in wild resources, with an area of more than 66 square kilometers now being carpeted by weeping forsythia. A key herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, the wild weeping forsythia in Yicheng county has a high effective drug content. [Photo/Linfen Daily]

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Terraced fields are dotted with weeping forsythia in Yicheng county, Shanxi province. The annual output of the plant exceeds 60,000 tons. It brings the county a number of  economic benefits, after being dried and sold to large and medium-sized pharmaceutical factories. Yicheng county has been developing its weeping forsythia sector as its pillar industry for its poverty alleviation program since 2015 -- and it set a goal of planting over 133 sq km of forsythia in eight years. [Photo/Linfen Daily]

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