Cultivation of wood ear promoted to boost villagers' income in Rangtang County, China's Sichuan

Villagers work at a wood ear field in Xiadashigou Village in Rangtang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 10, 2019. Cultivation of wood ear, an edible fungus, on barren lands and vacant area around houses has been promoted by local authority to boost income for villagers since 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

A villager collects air-dried wood ear in Xiadashigou Village in Rangtang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 10, 2019. Cultivation of wood ear, an edible fungus, on barren lands and vacant area around houses has been promoted by local authority to boost income for villagers since 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

People replace the water pipe for a wood ear planting base in Rangtang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 10, 2019. Cultivation of wood ear, an edible fungus, on barren lands and vacant area around houses has been promoted by local authority to boost income for villagers since 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

A villager picks wood ear in Xiadashigou Village in Rangtang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 10, 2019. Cultivation of wood ear, an edible fungus, on barren lands and vacant area around houses has been promoted by local authority to boost income for villagers since 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

A man replaces the water pipe for a wood ear planting base in Rangtang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 10, 2019. Cultivation of wood ear, an edible fungus, on barren lands and vacant area around houses has been promoted by local authority to boost income for villagers since 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2019 shows wood ear in Xiadashigou Village in Rangtang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 10, 2019. Cultivation of wood ear, an edible fungus, on barren lands and vacant area around houses has been promoted by local authority to boost income for villagers since 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

Villagers collect air-dried wood ear in Xiadashigou Village in Rangtang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 10, 2019. Cultivation of wood ear, an edible fungus, on barren lands and vacant area around houses has been promoted by local authority to boost income for villagers since 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)