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A flowering season chaser
Published: Jul 06, 2022 01:49 PM
Aerial photo taken on July 3, 2022 shows Feng Yuexuan airing pollen in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province.(Photo: Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on July 3, 2022 shows Feng Yuexuan airing pollen in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Feng Yuexuan checks one of his beehives in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 3, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

Feng Yuexuan checks one of his beehives in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 3, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Feng Yuexuan airs pollen in a cole flower field in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 2, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

Feng Yuexuan airs pollen in a cole flower field in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 2, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Feng Yuexuan loads dried pollen into a basin in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 2, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

Feng Yuexuan loads dried pollen into a basin in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 2, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Feng Yuexuan, 59, has been a beekeeper for more than 30 years. Far away from his hometown Deyang in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feng loads beehives, tents and other supplies onto his truck in every late winter, and kicks off an annual journey to chase flowering seasons in provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai.

Feng now is in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County of northwest China's Qinghai Province where the cole flowers have entered the blooming season.

Feng's business brings him more than 60,000 yuan (about 8,946 U.S. dollars) a year, and he recently bought a residence in the urban area of his hometown.

Satisfied with his living condition today, Feng is now thinking about his retirement plan. "When retired, I would like to revisit those flower fields as a tourist," Feng said.