Summer is the ripening season for a large variety of fruit. Farmers in Shizhong district of Zaozhuang, Shandong province are busy harvesting fruits at their orchards.

A photo taken on Aug 1 shows the freshly-picked peaches at an orchard in Duzhuang village, Shizhong district of Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province. [Photo/IC]

A fruit farmer manages grapes at an orchard in Daguozhuang village of Mengzhuang town, Shizhong district, Zaozhuang on Aug 1. [Photo/IC]

Fruit farmer Zhao Qiying shows the grapes she picked at an orchard in Daguozhuang village, Shizhong district, Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, on Aug 1. [Photo/IC]

Fruit farmer Man Xiao manages kiwis at an orchard in Qianliang village, Qicun town, Shizhong district, Zaozhuang on Aug 1. [Photo/IC]

A fruit farmer picks peaches at an orchard in Duzhuang village, Shizhong district of Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province on Aug 1. [Photo/IC]