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These aerial photos show chili peppers drying in Xinjiang's Gobi Desert

By Fang Aiqing and Mao Weihua in Urumqi | chinadaily.com.cn

Updated: 2026-09-22 19:42

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An aerial view of farmers spreading chili peppers out to dry on Sept 18 in the Gobi Desert of Qigexing town, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo by Que Hure / for chinadaily.com.cn]

On Friday, a local photographer used a drone to capture a series of photos of a drying yard in the Gobi Desert of Qigexing town, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

In the images, farmers spread chili peppers out to dry for sorting and further processing, portraying a bountiful harvest in fiery red. The county has now grown roughly 6,700 hectares of chili peppers on a large-scale and standardized basis.

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