A farmer in east China’s Shandong Province is climbing up a five-meter-tall tree to pick ripe persimmons. /China News Service Photo

The persimmons will be peeled off and hung on wooden rackets and tied together with rope for drying. /China News Service Photo

It takes at least two months before the sugar coating is formed, which is when dried persimmons are ready to eat. /China News Service Photo

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