Pomegranates in Baimashi Village at the foot of Mount Tai in Tai'an, Shandong province are ready for picking.

Bright red pomegranates hang on the branches of trees like big red lanterns in an orchard in Baimashi village in Tai'an. [Photo/my0538.com]

A farmer, carrying a basket, picks ripe pomegranates in an orchard in Baimashi village in Tai'an. [Photo/my0538.com]

When the sun shines on the ripe pomegranates in a Baimashi village orchard in Tai'an, the fruit gleams like rubies. [Photo/my0538.com]