His efforts are not in vain as more people start to learn how to grow plants in sand from him. The desert cistanche is a popular Chinese medicine material that could be sold at over two hundred yuan per kilogram.
Tububatu said he had invested around 800,000 yuan so far, almost everything he has. At the age of 65, he said he will continue his work here as long as he can.(Photo: CGTN/From Cai Jingxuan)