Early autumn harvest of water caltrops

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2022 shows Dianxia Village in Xinyu City of east China’s Jiangxi province, where villages paddle in small boats to harvest water caltrops for markets across the country. In recent years, Xinyu City relies on its ecological advantages of water resources to grow water caltrops on a large scale, where annual output reached 3 million pounds, driving local farmers to increase their income and get rich. (Zhao Chunliang/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2022 shows Dianxia Village in Xinyu City of east China’s Jiangxi province, where villages paddle in small boats to harvest water caltrops for markets across the country. In recent years, Xinyu City relies on its ecological advantages of water resources to grow water caltrops on a large scale, where annual output reached 3 million pounds, driving local farmers to increase their income and get rich. (Zhao Chunliang/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2022 shows Dianxia Village in Xinyu City of east China’s Jiangxi province, where villages paddle in small boats to harvest water caltrops for markets across the country. In recent years, Xinyu City relies on its ecological advantages of water resources to grow water caltrops on a large scale, where annual output reached 3 million pounds, driving local farmers to increase their income and get rich. (Zhao Chunliang/Guangming Picture)