The persimmon harvest season has arrived and villagers in Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region have been busy picking persimmons and drying them into persimmon cakes as a means to further increase the added value of the fruit.

Villagers use shoulder poles to transport their handpicked persimmons to designated places for drying. [Photo by Lu Xiangtian/People's Daily]

A villager checks on the status of persimmons drying in the open air. [Photo by Lu Xiangtian/People's Daily]

Villagers use a precise tactic to hang persimmons on strings to enhance the drying process. [Photo by Lu Xiangtian/People's Daily]