A photo taken on January
22, 2008 shows the football-shaped calabashes planted by a local
resident in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu Province. After six
years of experimenting, Lanzhou local Mr. Zha, devised a special
way to grow the tree enabling him to harvest various peculiar
shapes like footballs, chessmen and even the figure of Buddha.
(Asianewsphoto)
Chessmen-shaped
calabashes
Buddha-shaped
calabashes
Mr. Zha plays Chinese
chess. All the chessmen are made by calabashes he
planted.
(Asianewsphoto via China Daily January 24,
2008)
