(240604) -- DATONG, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows photovoltaic panels at Datong Coal Mining Subsidence Area National Advanced Technology Photovoltaic Demonstration Base in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province. Dubbed "sunflowers" by the maintenance staff, rows of photovoltaic panels rotate with the rising and setting of sun. This consistent provision of clean energy to the grid, amidst the surrounding greenery, has drastically improved the lives of local residents who were once plagued by blowing sand. TO GO WITH "Across China: New energy revitalizes coal mining subsidence area" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Lihang)

(240604) -- DATONG, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows photovoltaic panels at Datong Coal Mining Subsidence Area National Advanced Technology Photovoltaic Demonstration Base in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province. Dubbed "sunflowers" by the maintenance staff, rows of photovoltaic panels rotate with the rising and setting of sun. This consistent provision of clean energy to the grid, amidst the surrounding greenery, has drastically improved the lives of local residents who were once plagued by blowing sand. TO GO WITH "Across China: New energy revitalizes coal mining subsidence area" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Tianyu)

(240604) -- DATONG, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows the Datong Coal Mining Subsidence Area National Advanced Technology Photovoltaic Demonstration Base in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province. Dubbed "sunflowers" by the maintenance staff, rows of photovoltaic panels rotate with the rising and setting of sun. This consistent provision of clean energy to the grid, amidst the surrounding greenery, has drastically improved the lives of local residents who were once plagued by blowing sand. TO GO WITH "Across China: New energy revitalizes coal mining subsidence area" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Tianyu)

(240604) -- DATONG, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows the Datong Coal Mining Subsidence Area National Advanced Technology Photovoltaic Demonstration Base in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province. Dubbed "sunflowers" by the maintenance staff, rows of photovoltaic panels rotate with the rising and setting of sun. This consistent provision of clean energy to the grid, amidst the surrounding greenery, has drastically improved the lives of local residents who were once plagued by blowing sand. TO GO WITH "Across China: New energy revitalizes coal mining subsidence area" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Tianyu)

(240604) -- DATONG, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows photovoltaic panels at Datong Coal Mining Subsidence Area National Advanced Technology Photovoltaic Demonstration Base in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province. Dubbed "sunflowers" by the maintenance staff, rows of photovoltaic panels rotate with the rising and setting of sun. This consistent provision of clean energy to the grid, amidst the surrounding greenery, has drastically improved the lives of local residents who were once plagued by blowing sand. TO GO WITH "Across China: New energy revitalizes coal mining subsidence area" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Lihang)