Tai'an grape farmers report bumper crop

As the weather gradually cooled down, farmers began bringing in a bumper harvest of grapes recently in Houzhang village – in Dongping county, Tai'an city, in East China's Shandong province.

In the Zhangcun grape garden, the grape clusters – with skins shifting from red to rich purple – are full and abundant.

Grape farmers shuttle through the grape trellis to pick and carefully select grapes with large grains and good quality, ready to be transported to different areas of the country.

Tourists who come to experience grape picking, carry fruit baskets and stroll about leisurely, having fun picking the fruit. (Edited by Chen Chuxuan)

Rich purple grapes hang from the branches.  [Photo by Liu Weiting and Li Chao for chinadaily.com.cn]

A farmhand proudly shows off a bunch of ripe grapes.  [Photo by Liu Weiting and Li Chao for chinadaily.com.cn]