Visitors buy flowers at the 20th China Changchun International Agriculture and Food Expo in Northeast China's Jilin province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Rare fruits and vegetables attracted lots of visitors to the ongoing China Changchun International Agriculture and Food Expo in Northeast China's Jilin province.

Initiated in 2000, the expo has been held 19 times, and has become a key event in China's agricultural sector. A giant pumpkin weighing more than 500 kilograms is one of the popular products in the fair.