A farmer picks Gua Lou fruit at an orchard in Shuanghu Village, Jiangsu Province on December 24, 2018. Trichosanthes Fruit, or Gua Lou in Chinese, is a species of the cucumber family. About 13 hectares of Gua Lou fruit at an orchard in the city of Huai'an is now ready for harvest. The fruit can earn about 14,000 yuan per hectare. (Photos: China Plus)

Farmers pick Gua Lou fruit at an orchard in Shuanghu Village, Jiangsu Province on December 24, 2018. Trichosanthes Fruit, or Gua Lou in Chinese, is a species of the cucumber family. About 13 hectares of Gua Lou fruit at an orchard in the city of Huai'an is now ready for harvest. The fruit can earn about 14,000 yuan per hectare.

Farmers pick Gua Lou fruit at an orchard in Shuanghu Village, Jiangsu Province on December 24, 2018. Trichosanthes Fruit, or Gua Lou in Chinese, is a species of the cucumber family. About 13 hectares of Gua Lou fruit at an orchard in the city of Huai'an is now ready for harvest. The fruit can earn about 14,000 yuan per hectare.

A farmer shows off newly-picked Gua Lou fruit at an orchard in Shuanghu Village, Jiangsu Province on December 24, 2018. Trichosanthes Fruit, or Gua Lou in Chinese, is a species of the cucumber family. About 13 hectares of Gua Lou fruit at an orchard in the city of Huai'an is now ready for harvest. The fruit can earn about 14,000 yuan per hectare.