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Farmers in Wansan -- a district of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province -- are working hard to harvest their fully ripe peaches, the region’s specialty.
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Wansan is believed to have started growing peaches in the 1910s, when the Korean Peninsula was under imperial Japanese colonial rule.
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Peaches grown in greenhouses with no rain or pesticides are twice as expensive as those grown outdoors, reflecting their better quality.
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“Peaches are in season one week earlier than last year, since the temperatures this spring went up higher than usual,” said 49-year-old farmer Kwon Oh-jong.
(Photos: Yonhap)
By Lee Sae-byul (nstelle@heraldcorp.com)