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Apricot tree leaves change color during the late autumn in Nanhu Village, Xiazhen Town, Toksun County, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jinghai)
Due to the unique climate and natural environment, Toksun County is the first place in Xinjiang to welcome spring. Apricot flowers here begin to blossom in mid-March, and fruits go on sale in early May. Toksun County is famed as the "Hometown of early ripening apricot in China," with a planted area of 100 thousand mu (about 66.7 square kilometers).
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Apricot tree leaves change color during the late autumn in Nanhu Village, Xiazhen Town, Toksun County, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jinghai)
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Apricot tree leaves change color during the late autumn in Nanhu Village, Xiazhen Town, Toksun County, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.(Photo: China News Service/Hu Guokai)
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Apricot tree leaves change color during the late autumn in Nanhu Village, Xiazhen Town, Toksun County, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.(Photo: China News Service/Han Dong)
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Apricot tree leaves change color during the late autumn in Nanhu Village, Xiazhen Town, Toksun County, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Yanmin)