URUMQI, June 28 (Xinhua) -- In northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, hundreds of thousands of roses bloom in the sunbaked desert, acting as windbreaks.

June 21 marked the arrival of the Summer Solstice. In perfect timing with the season, 500 mu of space-bred lotus flowers in Shuanggui Town, Zhongxian County, have burst into full bloom, painting the ...