Some 6,700 hectares of dogwood (Cornus officinalis) are flowering in Foping County in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. /Xinhua

Foping is a demonstration base for standardized planting of dogwood with an annual output of 1,000 tons of dried dogwood fruit, which is used in Chinese traditional medicine. /Xinhua

This plant is associated with China's Double Ninth Festival of ancestor worship and prayers for longevity that falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. /Xinhua