Farmers harvest red dates in Mengjiazhuang Village of Zaoqiang Township in Zaoqiang County, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 24, 2019. The local government has been making great efforts to expand dates processing chains and help enterprises and farmers enhance management in planting, producing, processing and packaging phases. Date products' quality has been effectively improved, generating sound economic benefits for local residents. (Xinhua/Li Xiaoguo)