Xiaotaoyuan Village, Heting Town, Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, is a traditional ancient village. In the winter, the sun is shining, and the villagers dry the sweet potatoes on the roof or on the empty flat, which has become a beautiful landscape of the ancient village in winter. In recent years, the village has vigorously developed sweet potato planting and dried sweet potato processing industry, and the dried sweet potato industry can increase the income of villagers by more than 1 million yuan.

↑On January 2, 2021, villagers in Xiaotaoyuan Village, Heting Town, Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, cut sweet potato shreds on the roof platform. Photo by CICPHOTO/He Hongfu
↑On January 2, 2021, villagers in Xiaotaoyuan Village, Heting Town, Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, dried sweet potatoes on a rooftop platform. CiCPHOTO/Zhou Fenglian photo
↑On January 2, 2021, villagers in Xiaotaoyuan Village, Heting Town, Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, dried sweet potatoes on a rooftop platform. CiCPHOTO/Jiang Keqing photo
↑On January 2, 2021, villagers in Xiaotaoyuan Village, Heting Town, Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, bagged dried sweet potatoes on the roof platform. CiCPHOTO/Zhou Fenglian photo
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