A farmer washes fresh ginseng in Dashuipo Township of Wendeng District in Weihai, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 3, 2018. Wendeng is one of the major American ginseng production areas in China, with 55,000 mu (3,667 hectares) of Amerian ginseng fields. Local government has cooperated with research institutes to develop ginseng-related products to increase farmers' income in recent years. (Xinhua/Chen Hongqing)