Camphor oil enriches residents

CHENGDU - For many days each year, residents of Yibin county, Sichuan province, head to the hills to collect camphor tree leaves, as the biowaste is becoming a financial alternative to migration when it comes to making a living.

Fan Dechang, a resident of Hefeng village, hires several laborers to collect the leaves that fall from trees in his 3-hectare camphor grove.

"Almost everyone in Hefeng is picking up camphor leaves," Fan said.