Lotus plantation base helps improve benefit for villagers in China's Jiangsu

Aerial photo taken on July 18, 2018 shows a farmer collecting lotus seedpods at Lugou Village of Xuyi County in Huai'an City, east China's Jiangsu Province. In recent years, Xuyi County has constructed more than ten lotus planting bases by ecological management and resources integration, bringing both economic and ecological benefits.(Xinhua/Zhou Haijun)