A staff member takes care of seedlings at a planting center for Chinese herbal medicine in Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
DINGXI, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Longxi County in northwest China's Gansu Province is an important planting and storage base for Chinese herbal medicines. In recent years, the county has attached great importance to the collection, protection, and research of germplasm resources of Chinese herbal medicines. Varieties of Chinese herbal medicines with good quality can be selected by introducing and breeding high-quality seedlings.
The local industry of Chinese herbal medicine in Longxi has also achieved integrated development with a whole chain covering planting, processing, and trading.
Seedlings of Chinese herbal medicine are seen at a laboratory of a planting center for Chinese herbal medicine in Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 10, 2022.(Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
A technician checks Chinese herbal medicines at a laboratory of the Longxi branch of Gansu Institute for Drug Control in Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
Staff members take care of seedlings at a planting center for Chinese herbal medicine in Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
Workers process astragalus roots at a company in Chinese herbal medicine in Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
A staff member loads packs of Chinese herbal medicine on a truck at Gansu Chinese Herbal Medicine Trading Center in Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
A staff member checks equipment at a germplasm bank of Chinese herbal medicine seeds at a planting center in Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
Technicians check Chinese herbal medicines at a laboratory of the Longxi branch of Gansu Institute for Drug Control in Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
Workers pack Chinese herbal medicine at a company in Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
A staff member transports packs of Chinese herbal medicine at a warehouse of a company in Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
Workers dry chopped astragalus roots at a company in Chinese herbal medicine at Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
A staff member talks to a merchant at Gansu Chinese Herbal Medicine Trading Center in Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
A staff member talks to a merchant at Gansu Chinese Herbal Medicine Trading Center in Longxi County of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)■
