Chen Mei's garden is located in Songpan County of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. There are more than 100 kinds of plants in the garden. Growing succulents on the plateau has pros and cons. There is plenty of sunshine on the plateau, but the winter is very cold. Chen Mei's family has been raising plants for more than a decade. In her view, succulents are like life. After experiencing the wind and rain, the baptism of time, they can be at their best. 

Video director: Ding Qian 

Videographers: He Zhu; Ma Lei

Video editor: Ding Qian

Recording engineer: Zhang Dongling

Cover image designed by Liu Shaozhen

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