Li Zhanhua – a Chinese farmer proudly pointed to a tree branch with plump walnuts that are worth more than gold: `Recent prices have gone up very high. Many years ago, we never imagined that we would
Rolling two walnuts between your fingers and hands is said to increase blood circulation, according to Chinese beliefs.
Walnuts were once a favorite toy of Chinese kings before Christ, but only really took off during the Qing Dynasty and became a symbol of power for the upper class from then on.
A group of people are selling walnuts in Lai Thuy (Hebei, China).
The skyrocketing price has helped many farmers in Lai Thuy (Hebei, China) like Li change their lives.
Li once sold a pair of walnuts for 160,000 yuan ($26,000).
The larger, darker brown fruits with more symmetrical outer grooves, the higher the price.
At a nearby outdoor market, dozens of people were sitting and selling walnuts. `At peak times, this place is filled with people and cars, like a beach. I can’t even move anymore,` Lin Changzhu
However, because of its high value, fruit theft also occurs here.
According to Chinese analysts, because domestic interest rates remain low, many investors have poured money into walnuts.
At Shilihe market (Beijing), dozens of people are choosing to buy walnuts in bags.
`Look, its skin is very thin,` the seller said, cutting open the skin for Miao to see.
