China Focus: Solar power offers diversified revenue for Chinese farmers

NANJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Wang Qingyong, a villager from the city of Yizheng, east China's Jiangsu Province, never expected the sun over his head would bring him a windfall.

Wang, in his 70s, received a one-time development fee of 10,200 yuan (about 1,417 U.S. dollars) after the installation of 51 solar panels on his rooftop by a third party, and he will continue to earn an annual rental income of 1,800 yuan.