As the origin of Chinese cherries, Tianbao town in Tai'an, East China's Shandong province has a history of more than 1,000 years of cherry cultivation.

According to a local official, the town is now home to more than 50,000 acres of cherries, with more than 30 varieties. The town was designated as "the No 1 cherry town in China" in 1998 by an agricultural specialty committee of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Nowadays, with the rapid development of e-commerce, Tianbao cherries have joined online sales platforms, linking orchardists and clients together, while substantially increasing the incomes of local orchard workers.

Local villagers sort out cherries for online sales on May 16 in Tianbao town in Tai'an, East China's Shandong province. [Photo/dzwww.com]

Villagers are busy sorting and packing cherries for delivery on May 16 in Tianbao town in Tai'an, East China's Shandong province. [Photo/dzwww.com]

A farmer shoulders two baskets of cherries for sale at a special cherry market on May 16 in Tianbao town in Tai'an, East China's Shandong province. [Photo/dzwww.com]