Harvest Time Comes to North China

A farmer in Caojiagou village of Liulin county, North China's Shanxi province enjoys a bumper harvest of fireweed, or kochia scoparia, this year. [Photo by Liu Liangliang for chinadaily.com.cn]

During autumn, farmers in Caojiagou village of Liulin county, North China's Shanxi province, reap bumper harvests of fireweed, or kochia scoparia.

Fireweed, a grass bush that takes on a bright red color in autumn, can be used to make brooms after drying.

Farmers are now busy gathering and drying their produce, enjoying the joy of harvest.

Farmers in Caojiagou village of Liulin county, North China's Shanxi province enjoy a bumper harvest of fireweed, or kochia scoparia, this year. [Photo by Liu Liangliang for chinadaily.com.cn]

An aerial view of a field of fireweed, or kochia scoparia, in Caojiagou village of Liulin county, North China's Shanxi province. [Photo by Liu Liangliang for chinadaily.com.cn]

Farmers in Caojiagou village of Liulin county, North China's Shanxi province enjoy a bumper harvest of fireweed, or kochia scoparia, this year. [Photo by Liu Liangliang for chinadaily.com.cn]

A farmer in Caojiagou village of Liulin county, North China's Shanxi province enjoys a bumper harvest of fireweed, or kochia scoparia, this year. [Photo by Liu Liangliang for chinadaily.com.cn]

An aerial view of a field of fireweed, or kochia scoparia, in Caojiagou village of Liulin county, North China's Shanxi province. [Photo by Liu Liangliang for chinadaily.com.cn]