Harvest season of lotus seed falls in E. China (1/4)

A villagers dries the lotus seeds in the sun at Yangcun Village, Gexianshan Township of Qianshan County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Aug. 17, 2012. Recently, the harvest season of lotus seed falls in Gexianshan Township, where the planting area of lotus covers an area of more than 100 hectares. Producing lotus seed is a key industry in Qianshan County of Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Ding Minghua)