Farmer harvests ripe pepino melons in a greenhouse at the Desert Ecological Agricultural Park in Jinta town, Jiuquan, Gansu province, Northwest China on Feb 18. [Photo provided to gogansu.com]

Recently in Jiuquan, Gansu province, visitors to the greenhouse facilities at the Desert Ecological Agricultural Park in Jinta town, Jinta county were greeted by a sea of golden yellow.

Beneath lush green vines hung numerous plump, well-rounded pepino melons also known as sweet cucumbers or melon pears. Farmers were busy harvesting the ripened fruits, creating a bustling scene of abundance.