Embarking on a career in planting trees

TIANJIN - Wang Kun, who was previously a white-collar worker in Beijing, now takes care of 300,000 trees scattered across the landscape in his hometown in North China's Tianjin.

"Planting trees improves air quality and enriches urban color," says the 32-year-old who grows trees on a 33.3-hectare planting base.

Wang mainly plants multiple acer rubrum trees with names like "red sunset", "autumn blaze" and "autumn fantasy". Unlike the commonly planted willows and poplars, the salt-tolerant maples brighten the autumn months with brilliant red leaves.