Pic story: rural entrepreneur Liu Jie and his lawn planting business

Liu Jie (C) together with members from his lawn planting cooperative looks over the lawn quality at Xiaomazhuang Village of Cangxian County, north China's Hebei Province, May 12, 2018. Less than 1.2 meters in height, 36-year-old Liu Jie, a villager born in Cangxian County, has a disability from his childhood. In 2009, the broad prospects in commercial lawn planting inspired Liu, which led him to the road of starting a business on it. Despite many setbacks, Liu never gave up in his business. In 2015, Liu set up a lawn planting cooperative, in which local villagers were employed and motivated to engaging in the lawn planting as a source of income. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)