Local women are busy to Leaf disinfection, weeding and film mulching for Gentiana macrophylla, Taoerqi and Paris polyphylla at Xiaozhongdian Township,Shangri-la city of Diqing Prefecture.Miles of Chinese herbs fields become green and special scenery.

In recent years,a local Chinese herbal medicine company ,Zhonghao Company,contributes to seedling cultivation and standardized planting of Chinese herbal medicines to adapt different alittude,environment in alpine region. The company signs contract with local farmers in  "company+base+farmer" development model.It offers job for 140 employees at the Heping village of Xiaozhongdian township and over 10,000 rmb benefits achieved for each family per year.(photo/Huang xiaoli)