In Shanxi, farmers harvest red fireweed

Updated: Sep 16, 2022 By Sun Ruisheng in Taiyuan and Zhou Huiying chinadaily.com.cn Print

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Farmers in Caojiagou village in Liulin county, Shanxi province, are glad for this year's bumper harvest of fireweed. [Photo by Wang Fengyun/For chinadaily.com.cn]

In the golden days of autumn, farmers in Caojiagou village of Liulin county, Shanxi province, are welcoming this year's bumper harvest of fireweed, or kochia Scoparia.

Fireweed, a kind of grassy bush that takes on a bright red color in autumn, can be used to make brooms after it is dried.

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