A Chinese farmer harvests Buddha-shaped pears in his orchard in Lianghexia village.
Weicheng Town, Weixian County, Handan City, north China’s Hebei Province, China, 8 August 2018. In Hebei Province, north China’s Handan Village, a Chinese farmer has harvested pears with Buddha faces in his orchard.
Buddha-shaped pears are sold at a high price each. By nature, they are not like children; Instead, “plastic surgery” is used to change its appearance by applying a mold as soon as the fruit begins to grow.
So far 28 types of pears of unusual shapes have been planted.