Herdsmen in Bohu County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region now remotely herd camels at home by leveraging advanced technology.
Dorjara, a herder from Bosten Lake Town in the county, raises over 200 camels. Now, he can remotely guide his herd to the populus euphratica forests 1.8 kilometers away from his home by operating an agricultural drone.
"We obtained our drone pilot licenses through learning. For example, in case of heavy fog and we can't see the road or when it's windy and rainy, we can use drones to observe where the camels are," he explained.
The herder also attached satellite positioning chips to the herd's leading camels to monitor the real-time location and activities of the herd on his smartphone at home. That coupled with drones have significantly enhanced the efficiency of managing camels.
"If we can't herd them ourselves, for instance when the weather is bad, we just use drones to drive the camels home or to places with better grass. This way, it's both time- and energy-saving," he explained.
Herdsman leverages agricultural drone to herd camels in Xinjiang
The delegation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Chinse People's Armed Police Force to the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held group meetings to review the government work report on Wednesday afternoon in Beijing.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered the government work report on behalf of the State Council at the opening meeting of the third session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday morning.
Zhang Youxia, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), said that the extraordinary achievements made by the Party, the country and the military over the past year have proved that no difficulties or obstacles can stop China from advancing the historical process of national rejuvenation.
He stressed that the entire military forces must focus on achieving the centenary goal of the PLA, comprehensively enhance the military's capability to fight and win, and accelerate the advancement of the modernization of national defense and armed forces.
He Weidong, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the CMC, said that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee, China has made new solid strides forward in advancing Chinese modernization, urging the whole military to strengthen military training and combat readiness, promote the implementation of plans, unswervingly enforce discipline while combating corruption to achieve the centenary goal of the PLA.
Military delegation to NPC annual session reviews gov't work report
