Every year from September to November, customers from all over China head down to Luzhuang village because of its reputation for calabash fruits. At present, the calabash industry is a booming business in Liaocheng. From a scattered cultivation and processing to a comprehensive, centralised chain of production, all can be found here for calabash fruits. You can buy calabash fruits for only a few RMB or you can get prized and crafted fruits for up to 10,000 RMB. There are now more than 200 workshops for calabash processing in Luzhuang village. That is 80% of the whole Chinese calabash production and sales, making it by far the largest distribution centre in the country and rightfully earning the name the 'capital of calabash'.
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