Villagers harvest daylily flowers  in Xifeng district, Qingyang, Gansu province. [Photo by Pan Xiaomei]

In midsummer, the daylily in Xifeng district, Qingyang, Gansu province enters its picking period. Villagers are busy harvesting the flowers.

Daylily, also known as yellow flower or golden-needle vegetable, is a popular food ingredient in China. At present, the district's planting area reaches 365 hectares, with an estimated output of 410 tons.