Farmers from Xuwen county in Zhanjiang have been busy harvesting pineapples, a specialty fruit of the southern Chinese county. Located in the southernmost part of the Chinese mainland, the county boosts 300,000 mu (20,000 hectares) of pineapple plantations.

An aerial photo of a pineapple plantation in Xuwen county, Zhanjiang. [Photo/gdzjdaily.com.cn]

A farmer showcases pineapples. [Photo/gdzjdaily.com.cn]

A farmer weighs pineapples before packing them in boxes for sale. [Photo/gdzjdaily.com.cn]