The pay off for Alxa Right Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been enormous since the region started developing a camel industry. /Xinhua

A series of supportive policies have been put in place over the years to encourage local residents to raise camels and sell camel milk. /Xinhua

By the end of 2019, the region had more than 2,100 camel herdsmen, and each camel-rearing household saw their income increase by more than 20,000 yuan (2,824 U.S. dollars) on average. /Xinhua