Watermelon festival held in Fucheng County, N China

People take part in a watermelon-eating contest during a watermelon festival in Fucheng County, north China's Hebei Province, June 18, 2013. The Fucheng County is a well-known watermelon growing area in north China, which grows 119,000 mu (about 8,000 hectares) watermelons and produces 550,000 tonnes of watermelons annually, with the annual sales volume reaching about 1 billion yuan (163.2 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Wang Min)