Farmers Harvest Medlars In Ningxia Of China

TONGXIN COUNTY, CHINA - JULY 24: (CHINA OUT) A farmer picks medlars at a medlar farm on July 24, 2005 in Tongxin County of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, north China. Ningxia is known as the "hometown of medlar in China", which has a 600-year history of planting medlar. Ningxia's medlar output accounts for 42 per cent of the country's total and China's 65 per cent of exports comes from Ningxia. Medlar harvest reaches the peak in July and August in the region. Medlar has been used in medicine for 2,000 years in China, according to state media. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
TONGXIN COUNTY, CHINA - JULY 24: (CHINA OUT) A farmer picks medlars at a medlar farm on July 24, 2005 in Tongxin County of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, north China. Ningxia is known as the "hometown of medlar in China", which has a 600-year history of planting medlar. Ningxia's medlar output accounts for 42 per cent of the country's total and China's 65 per cent of exports comes from Ningxia. Medlar harvest reaches the peak in July and August in the region. Medlar has been used in medicine for 2,000 years in China, according to state media. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
Farmers Harvest Medlars In Ningxia Of China
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