20,000 hectares of apples enter harvest season in Yichuan County, NW China

This aerial photo taken on Sept. 27, 2023 shows an apple orchard in Beichi Village of Yichuan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The 20,000 hectares of apples in Yichuan County have recently entered the harvest season. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

This aerial photo taken on Sept. 27, 2023 shows an apple orchard in Beichi Village of Yichuan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The 20,000 hectares of apples in Yichuan County have recently entered the harvest season. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

An agricultural technician explains production precautions to a farmer at an apple orchard in Beichi Village of Yichuan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 27, 2023. The 20,000 hectares of apples in Yichuan County have recently entered the harvest season. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A farmer works at an apple orchard in Mengjiayuan Village of Yichuan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 27, 2023. The 20,000 hectares of apples in Yichuan County have recently entered the harvest season. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

This photo taken on Sept. 27, 2023 shows an apple orchard in Mengjiayuan Village of Yichuan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The 20,000 hectares of apples in Yichuan County have recently entered the harvest season. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A farmer works at an apple orchard in Taiji Village of Yichuan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 27, 2023. The 20,000 hectares of apples in Yichuan County have recently entered the harvest season. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)