​From having affordable and nutritious lunches at a "Happiness Canteen" to attending weekly vocal music and dance classes, elderly residents in Zaolinxi Community in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, are enjoying fulfilling lives.

Volunteers from all over China came to Minqin county's Zhonglin ecological public welfare forest base to participate in voluntary tree-planting activities.

On the Loess Plateau, the traditional rhythm of spring farming has taken on a high-tech beat. Instead of just sharpening plowshares, farmers in northwest China's Gansu Province are adjusting ring lights and stabilizing smartphone gimbals.

Amid the biting winter chill, smart greenhouses in Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, are thriving with fresh fruits and vegetables, showcasing the region's year-round agricultural innovation.