In Shanxi, farmers harvest red fireweed
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In the golden days of autumn, farmers in Caojiagou village of Liulin county, Shanxi province, are welcoming this year's bumper harvest of fireweed, or kochia Scoparia.
Fireweed, a kind of grassy bush that takes on a bright red color in autumn, can be used to make brooms after it is dried.