Farmers pick up chrysanthemums in a field in Xuzheng village, Dayu township, Nantong, Jiangsu province. [Photo/Rudong.gov.cn]

The chrysanthemums grown in Xuzheng village, Dayu township, Rudong county, Nantong, Jiangsu province, entered the harvest season recently. 

The dried and dustless flowers are sold at three to five yuan ($0.43 to 0.72) each piece. It is expected to produce 20 kilograms of dried flowers on one mu (666.67 square meters) chrysanthemums, with the sales exceeding 30,000 yuan. 

A farmer sorts chrysanthemums after harvest. [Photo/Ntjoy]

A farmer dries chrysanthemums after sorting. [Photo/Ntjoy]