CHONGQING/TAIYUAN, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- As the cool moonlight filtered through a plum orchard in the Jielong township of southwest China s Chongqing Municipality, 44-year-old Tao Heng could be found setting up her phone in a nearby studio. Hello, darlings! I m your plum sister, and today I m going to share with you the crown jewel of our orchard, she told the camera with a smile. No one would have known that
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