The photo, taken on July 18, shows villagers harvesting wax gourds at a family farm in Longtan Town, Jiahe County. Currently more than 300 mu (20 hectares) of wax gourds on the farm have entered harvest season. Local farmers are busy harvesting the vegetable for transport. In recent years, the town has vigorously developed green ecological agriculture and planted more than 20,000 mu (1,333 ha.) of featured crops such as broomcorn, corn, potato, and wax gourd. The efforts help improve agricultural efficiency and increase farmers' income. (Photo/Huang Chuntao and Huang Xing)

The photo, taken on July 18, shows villagers harvesting wax gourds at a family farm in Longtan Town, Jiahe County. Currently more than 300 mu (20 hectares) of wax gourds on the farm have entered harvest season. Local farmers are busy harvesting the vegetable for transport. In recent years, the town has vigorously developed green ecological agriculture and planted more than 20,000 mu (1,333 ha.) of featured crops such as broomcorn, corn, potato, and wax gourd. The efforts help improve agricultural efficiency and increase farmers' income. (Photo/Huang Chuntao and Huang Xing) 

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunantoday