The staff of the 184th regiment of the 10th division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps spreads and dries harvested peppers in the Gobi Desert. /VCG Photo

The regiment planted 22,624 hectares of peppers in Tacheng Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and now is the harvest season. /VCG Photo

In recent years, the regiment has actively guided its staff members to adjust their agricultural industrial structure, and encouraged them to develop the planting of characteristic chili peppers through the "order planting" model. /VCG Photo

The peppers produced here are sold to Sichuan, Shandong and other places around China. /VCG Photo