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A farmer stirs chili sauce being sun-dried in the city of Loudi, Central China's Hunan Province, on July 8, 2024. With the onset of high temperatures, producers and farmers have begun sun-drying chili sauce, made from locally grown Red Lantern chili peppers, a centuries-old protected regional product. Photo: VCG