Photo taken on Oct. 31, 2020 shows the piles of licorice picked up at the licorice planting base in Wutong Village, Gaotai County, Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province. The county has planted a total of 72,000 mu of various types of Chinese medicinal herbs this year, including 2,600 mu of licorice. The average income per mu is expected to be around 4,000 yuan. The cultivation of Chinese medicinal herbs like licorice has become a characteristic industry for local farmers to increase their income. (Zheng Yaode/Guangming Picture)