In Xinjiang, chili peppers bring vivid color at harvest time

Updated: Aug 17, 2026 By Fang Aiqing and Mao Weihua chinadaily.com.cn Print

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Rows of bright red chili peppers hang on drying racks in Benbutu town, Bohu county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in early August. [Photo by Liu Jiwei/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Under clear skies, farmers fan out the chili across the drying grounds — their fiery red stretching across the autumn abundance.

August is the harvest and sun-drying season for fresh chili peppers in Bohu county in Bayingolin Mongolian autonomous prefecture of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

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