Inland Gansu producing South American white shrimp

The landlocked province of Gansu in Northwest China is an unlikely place to find South American white shrimp, but nonetheless, a cooperative in Yanuan town is expecting to ship some 4 metric tons of them this Spring Festival.

Gansu, known for its mountainous and desert landscapes, is as about as far removed from the Pacific Ocean around South America where white shrimp are mostly found.

Inside sheds at Fengsen Aquaculture Farmers' Professional Cooperative in Yanuan in Linze county, Zhangye, farmers observe great pools where the shrimp grow. They feed them regularly and adjust the water temperature and oxygen content.