Aerial photo taken on Sept. 8, 2017 shows scenery of Hongni Village, Pingshun County, north China's Shanxi Province. Comprehensive progress has been made since the report delivered at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012 included ecological development as a major task in the country's overall plan and proposed building a "beautiful China" as a grand goal. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)