Progressing On Two Fronts

Foping County in Shaanxi Province, northwest China, is an idyllic place tucked in the rolling Qinling Mountains and home to rare animals such as giant pandas, snub-nosed monkeys, antelopes and the crested ibis. Though free from the novel coronavirus, it has activated strict prevention measures since the outbreak including restricting unnecessary production activities.

But with the onset of spring and easing of the epidemic, Foping is reclaiming its vitality. Outside the edible fungus production base of a farmer cooperative in Xiaojiazhuang Village, pickup trucks carrying mushrooms and vans loaded with production supplies zip back and