Farmers in Neiqiu county of Xingtai, Hebei province, are busy picking apples in orchards on 2,000 hectares.

Located in the Taihang Mountains, Houjiazhuang township is covered with apple trees whose red fruit hangs on branches like small lanterns.

Yang Zenglin, a grower in one village in the town — which is well-known for apples of high quality — said the fruit this year is better than ever and can be sold at a high price.