Grape farmers in Turpan, Xinjiang, improve harvest
A farmer packs grapes in the Gaochang district of Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Thursday. [Photo by Zhu Lixin]
Farmers in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, have been busy harvesting grapes recently, as well as other fruit.
Known for its grape industry, Turpan has about 37,000 hectares planted this year. Total grape output is expected to reach 1.44 million metric tons, according to local agricultural authorities.
With water-saving technologies and e-commerce, plantation efficiency has improved and local farm incomes have increased, according to officials and farmers.
A grape farmer in the Gaochang district of Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, passes by a vineyard on Thursday. [Photo by Zhu Lixin]
A Uygur villager in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, drives a tricycle loaded with grapes on Thursday. [Photo by Zhu Lixin]
A Uygur woman promotes raisin products via livestreaming in the Gaochang district of Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Thursday. [Photo by Zhu Lixin]
Residents work in a melon field near a vineyard in the Gaochang district of Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Thursday. [Photo by Zhu Lixin]
Uygur residents return from their vineyard in the Gaochang district of Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Thursday. [Photo by Zhu Lixin]
Workers prepare a pipeline in a vineyard in the Gaochang district of Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Thursday. The Turpan government has been promoting drip irrigation in recent years, in a bid to save water and improve efficiency in vineyards. [Photo by Zhu Lixin]
Workers sort raisins at a processing plant in the Gaochang district of Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Thursday. [Photo by Zhu Lixin]
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