In the golden days of autumn, farmers in Caojiagou village of Liulin county, Shanxi province, are welcoming this year's bumper harvest of fireweed, or Kochia scoparia.

Fireweed, a kind of grassy bush that takes on a bright red color in autumn, can be used to make brooms after it is dried.

Farmers in Caojiagou village in Liulin county, Shanxi province, are glad for this year's bumper harvest of fireweed. [Photo by Wang Fengyun for chinadaily.com.cn]

Farmers in Caojiagou village in Liulin county, Shanxi province, are glad for this year's bumper harvest of fireweed. [Photo by Wang Fengyun for chinadaily.com.cn]

Farmers in Caojiagou village in Liulin county, Shanxi province, are glad for this year's bumper harvest of fireweed. [Photo by Wang Fengyun for chinadaily.com.cn]