In the middle of summer, local villagers are already drying the products of their harvests, including corn, red peppers, and chrysanthemum flowers, in Wuyuan County in east China’s Jiangxi Province. /CFP Photo

The practice helps keep food and flowers from getting mildewy in the humid time of year./CFP Photo

The tradition dates back to more than 500 years ago, expressing farmers’ happiness over a bountiful harvest and the expectation of a better life in the future. /CFP Photo

Wuyuan County is a famous tourism destination boasting rape flowers in spring and unique architecture style. /CFP Photo