The photo, taken on July 22, shows a villager picking seedpods of the "space lotus" at Guitou Village, Meihua Town, Daoxian County. The "space lotus" is a type of lotus cultivated from seeds that were taken into space by Chinese astronauts in experiments designed to increase lotus seed yield. As the "space lotus" enters the harvest season in recent days, farmers are busy picking lotus seedpods. The local authority has made great efforts to develop "lotus seed economy", creating a rural complex integrating lotus root planting, sightseeing, and lotus seedpod-picking experience. This has effectively helped increase villagers' income. (Photo/Jiang Keqing and Li Haozhang)

The photo, taken on July 22, shows a villager picking seedpods of the "space lotus" at Guitou Village, Meihua Town, Daoxian County. The "space lotus" is a type of lotus cultivated from seeds that were taken into space by Chinese astronauts in experiments designed to increase lotus seed yield. As the "space lotus" enters the harvest season in recent days, farmers are busy picking lotus seedpods. The local authority has made great efforts to develop "lotus seed economy", creating a rural complex integrating lotus root planting, sightseeing, and lotus seedpod-picking experience. This has effectively helped increase villagers' income. (Photo/Jiang Keqing and Li Haozhang)

The photo, taken on July 22, shows villagers picking seedpods of the "space lotus" at Guitou Village, Meihua Town, Daoxian County. The "space lotus" is a type of lotus cultivated from seeds that were taken into space by Chinese astronauts in experiments designed to increase lotus seed yield. As the "space lotus" enters the harvest season in recent days, farmers are busy picking lotus seedpods. The local authority has made great efforts to develop "lotus seed economy", creating a rural complex integrating lotus root planting, sightseeing, and lotus seedpod-picking experience. This has effectively helped increase villagers' income. (Photo/Jiang Keqing and Li Haozhang)

The photo, taken on July 22, shows villagers picking seedpods of the "space lotus" at Guitou Village, Meihua Town, Daoxian County. The "space lotus" is a type of lotus cultivated from seeds that were taken into space by Chinese astronauts in experiments designed to increase lotus seed yield. As the "space lotus" enters the harvest season in recent days, farmers are busy picking lotus seedpods. The local authority has made great efforts to develop "lotus seed economy", creating a rural complex integrating lotus root planting, sightseeing, and lotus seedpod-picking experience. This has effectively helped increase villagers' income. (Photo/Jiang Keqing and Li Haozhang)

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

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday