
Memet Metseyit digs dried cistanche from the sandy land he contracted in Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Memet Metseyit and his wife dig dried cistanche from the sandy land they contracted in Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Memet Metseyit and his wife inspect the sandy land they contracted in Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Memet Metseyit introduces home-grown cistanche to a purchaser in Pupuk Village of Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Memet Metseyit and his wife prepare lunch in Pupuk Village of Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Memet Metseyit drives a car to the sandy land he contracted in Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Memet Metseyit (R) talks with his family member at home in Pupuk Village of Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Memet Metseyit and his wife check drip irrigation hoses laid on the sandy land in Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Memet Metseyit checks drip irrigation hoses laid on the sandy land in Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Memet Metseyit arranges dried cistanche in Pupuk Village of Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Memet Metseyit arranges dried cistanche in Pupuk Village of Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Memet Metseyit (R) introduces home-grown cistanche to a purchaser in Pupuk Village of Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Memet Metseyit and his wife pick dried cistanche for sale in Pupuk Village of Minfeng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)