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New Pathways To Prosperity 　　In a small workshop in Chindu County of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture， Qinghai Province， about a dozen workers are busy packaging beverage cans. However， just a few years ago， these skilled and meticulous workers were horse-riding herders. Thanks to an unexpected and fortunate career change， they have now left poverty behind them and have stepped on the path to prosperity. 　　Twenty-eight-year-old Jamyong is one of them. Under the government’s policy of returning grazing land to grassland to protect the environment， he and many other herdsmen of Chindu began moving into the county seat. 　　Growing up in a family of herdsmen， Jamyong soon realized he had no marketable skills outside of the grasslands. After considering his situation， the local poverty alleviation department found him an appropriate job. 　　“In the past， people in my village were all herdsmen， but gradually， the grazing land became smaller and there were fewer yaks and sheep. When I moved to the county seat， with the help of the government， I came to work at Bayanhar Beverage Co. Ltd. to package beverage cans， where I earn a monthly income of 3，000-4，000 yuan （$450-600），”he told ChinAfrica， a monthly publication of Beijing Review. 　　Bayanhar Beverage is a small-sized company founded in 2004， whose employees all come from relocated and poor households. The company uses a turnip-like highland plant called yuangen as a raw material to produce a beverage. According to scientific research， yuangen has good anti-hypoxia properties， which are critical on the QinghaiTibet Plateau with an average altitude of more than 4，000 meters above sea level. 　　 Tripartite model 　　Grassland animal husbandry used to be the pillar industry of Chindu， but in recent years， under the guidance of the county government， many locals have given up husbandry to focus on planting yuangen. 　　Yuangen has a high yield of up to 15 tons per hectare， which encourages local people to reclaim wast