Stacks of Chinese banknotes are prepared before they are handed out to farmers in Lintao County, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 27, 2016. More than 80 farmers in Jichang Village received the cash bonus of 5.6 million yuan ($839,000) for growing tree seedlings. Bian Guosheng, the Party chief of Jichang Village, led farmers to grow saplings by cooperating with a company, and then profits were shared equally. Many farmers have become rich from the cooperation, with some receiving a 100,000-yuan bonus. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Yutao)
