Dragon fruit harvesting starts in Xinghua city

Harvesting recently kicked off at the pitaya or dragon fruit plantation in Yuanjia village, Taozhuang town in Xinghua – a county-level city administered by Taizhou city, in East China's Jiangsu province.

Mature pitayas hang on the branches, ready to be picked. [Photo/xuexi.cn]

Visitors are welcome to pick the ripe pitayas themselves. [Photo/xuexi.cn]

A little girl proudly shows the pitaya she has just picked at the plantation in Yuanjia village. [Photo/xuexi.cn]