These striking images show huge swathes of land in the country's southern Luoping area covered with the distinctive crop, which has proved to be a popular biofuel.
These photographs were taken by German photographer Anne Berlin as she drove through the region on a photo tour
The landscape is flat. The flatness allows the gentle breeze to move the flowers in mesmerizing sways
Oil from the plant is commonly sold as the main ingredient in vegetable oil and used both in the home and in food production
The oil's versatility means that it can also be
used in the production of biodiesel, which is favoured by climate change
campaigners as an alternative to crude oil
Photographer Anne Berlin said she felt like Alice in Wonderland as she walked through the brightly-coloured crops
By Phil Vinter
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