Lychee harvest in full swing in Maoming, China's 'hometown of lychees'
A fruit farmer displays freshly picked lychees in Genzi Town of Maoming, south China’s Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Jimin)
Maoming, known as China’s “hometown of lychees,” is currently in peak harvest season. With over 2,300 years of lychee cultivation history, the city has the world’s largest high-quality lychee production base, with over 1.4 million mu (approximately 93,000 hectares) under cultivation.
Logistics workers load freshly harvested lychees onto a cold-chain truck in Genzi Town of Maoming, Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Jimin)
A fruit farmer harvests lychees in the ancient Genzi Gongyuan lychee orchard in Maoming, Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Jimin)
Farmers transport harvested lychees to a logistics site in Genzi Town of Maoming, Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025.(Photo: China News Service/Chen Jimin)
Students take part in a study program in the Genzi Gongyuan lychee orchard in Maoming, Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Jimin)
A tourist sketches lychees in the ancient Genzi Gongyuan lychee orchard in Maoming, Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025.(Photo: China News Service/Chen Jimin)
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