A farmer harvests cistanche in Bayannur City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 8, 2021. Abundant rainfall has brought a good harvest of cistanche, a sand-control plant widely grown on the edge of the Ulan Buh Desert, the eighth-largest in China. Cistanche, dubbed "desert ginseng," is a commonly used herb in Chinese medicine prescriptions for its ability to boost immunity. With the role of biological nitrogen fixation and sand control, the plant has grown well with plenty of sunshine and the large temperature difference between night and day in the desert region. (Xinhua/Li Yunping)
