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  • A Musang King durian tree is grafted by Tan Chee Keat onto a tree of another variety at a farm owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Like his father Tan Eow Chong, an award-winning durian farmer famed for pioneering the Musang King variety through grafting, Tan Chee Keat has taken a keen interest in grafting different varieties to try to develop a variety that could better the Musang King.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • A customer holds a piece of Musang King durian at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0810.jpg
  • A Musang King durian is opened for a customer at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0664.jpg
  • A variety of durians (from left: Little Red, Musang King, D11) are seen on a table in Durian Kaki, Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian stall, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1660.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat opens a Musang King durian by hand in Durian Kaki, Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian stall, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1639.jpg
  • A Musang King durian is seen in Durian Kaki, Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian stall, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1653.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat climbs a tree to tie a Musang King durian fruit on his farm owned by his father, Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1091.jpg
  • Prized Musang King durians are tied with string while waiting for them to ripen and drop off the branch at a farm owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1081.jpg
  • A group of tourists from Hong Kong feast on a Musang King durian on their annual trip to Malaysia to eat durians at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0601.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat opens a Musang King durian by hand in Durian Kaki, Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian stall, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1613.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat looks up at an award-winning 29-year-old Musang King durian tree on his farm owned by his father, Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1199.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat checks the fruit on a grafted Musang King tree on his farm owned by his father, Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1119.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat climbs a tree to tie a Musang King durian fruit on his farm owned by his father, Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1105.jpg
  • A customer splits open another section of a Musang King durian at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0850.jpg
  • Prized Musang King durian fruits are seen tied to their branch, waiting for them to ripen and fall on a farm owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1114.jpg
  • A worker opens a durian for customers at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0687.jpg
  • A group of tourists from Hong Kong feast on a Musang King durian on their annual trip to Malaysia to eat durians at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0634.jpg
  • A worker picks some durian fruits for customers at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0325.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat works on a Black Thorn durian tree in a farm owned with his father, Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1174.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat works on his farm owned by his father, Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1059.jpg
  • Durian fruits are seen in baskets in Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0305.jpg
  • Workers check the quality of durian fruits and prepare them for flash freezing for export at a small processing plant owned and run by Tan Eow Chong and his relatives in Relau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1801.jpg
  • Workers sort through piles of durian to be sent to other states in Malaysia at Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian distribution centre, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1548.jpg
  • A customer picks up a durian of the Red Prawn variety using a plastic glove at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. China has been opening up its market to many other varieties of durian despite the Musang King variety still holding the highest, most coveted position.   Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • Workers arrange baskets of durian fruits at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0293.jpg
  • Workers check the quality of durian fruits and prepare them for flash freezing for export at a small processing plant owned and run by Tan Eow Chong and his relatives in Relau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1927.jpg
  • Workers check the quality of durian fruits and prepare them for flash freezing for export at a small processing plant owned and run by Tan Eow Chong and his relatives in Relau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1919.jpg
  • Workers check the quality of durian fruits and prepare them for flash freezing for export at a small processing plant owned and run by Tan Eow Chong and his relatives in Relau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1789.jpg
  • Workers sort through piles of durian to be sent to other states in Malaysia at Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian distribution centre, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1553.jpg
  • Some trophies and awards are displayed in a shelf at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0866.jpg
  • Workers open durian fruits for throngs of customers at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0323.jpg
  • Durian fruits are seen in baskets in Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0311.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat stands at a collection point on a farm while his workers harvest durians, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1264.jpg
  • Tan Eow Chong stands for a portrait at Durian Kaki, Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian stall, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1726.jpg
  • Tan Eow Chong (center right) talks on the phone as people sort through baskets full of durian at Durian Kaki, Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian stall, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1742.jpg
  • Tan Eow Chong (left) and his protege son Tan Chee Keat stand for a photo surrounded by durians in Durian Kaki, Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian stall, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1701.jpg
  • Tan Eow Chong's workers clean harvested durians on a farm, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1431.jpg
  • Tan Eow Chong's workers harvest durians on a farm as his son, Tan Chee Keat (center) checks the quality of the harvest, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1358.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat inspects his Black Thorn durians and tiny flowers on a branch on his farm owned by his father, Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1151.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat (left) talks to a worker as he works on his farm owned by his father, Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1085.jpg
  • A fallen durian hangs by a string at a hill top farm owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1054.jpg
  • A Malaysian customer returns from London where she lives to enjoy durians during the durian season at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0430.jpg
  • Tan Eow Chong's son, Tan Chee Wei (center), chooses durian fruits for his customers at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0235.jpg
  • Chinese tourists arrive on a tour bus (unseen) to eat at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and run by his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for pioneering the Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0073.jpg
  • Tan Eow Chong (left) looks on as people sort through baskets full of durian at Durian Kaki, Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian stall, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1721.jpg
  • Tan Eow Chong (left) and his protege son Tan Chee Keat stand for a photo surrounded by durians in Durian Kaki, Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian stall, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1709.jpg
  • Customers take photos outside the stall after buying durians in Durian Kaki, Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian stall, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1601.jpg
  • A freshly-dropped durian is seen in a net waiting to be picked up by Tan Eow Chong's workers on a farm, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1476.jpg
  • A freshly-dropped durian is seen in a net waiting to be picked up by Tan Eow Chong's workers on a farm, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1463.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat picks up a high quality durian from a pile of harvested durians on a farm, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1449.jpg
  • Tan Chee Keat looks up at a durian tree in the rain as he works on his farm owned by his father, Tan Eow Chong and his family in Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1215.jpg
  • Durian husks strewn on a table after a group of tourists from Hong Kong had finished their meal at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0681.jpg
  • Tan Eow Chong's son, Tan Chee Wei (center), chooses durian fruits for his customers at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0217.jpg
  • Chinese tourists arrive on a tour bus (unseen) to eat at Durian Kaki, a roadside fruit stall owned by Tan Eow Chong and run by his family in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Sunday, June 16th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for pioneering the Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • A worker checks the quality of durian fruits and prepare them for flash freezing for export at a small processing plant owned and run by Tan Eow Chong and his relatives in Relau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1892.jpg
  • Tan Eow Chong (center left) speaks with his protege son Tan Chee Keat (center right) as they stand in Durian Kaki, Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian stall, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190617-LAT-Durian-1769.jpg
  • Tan Eow Chong's son, Tan Chee Wei wraps a section of durian to be vacuum-packed for a customer to take on a flight, at Durian Kaki, Tan Eow Chong's roadside durian stall, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • Tan Eow Chong's workers harvest durians using a netting method on a farm, in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Tan Eow Chong is an award-winning durian farmer famed for his Musang King variety, and last year exported 1000 tons of the fruit to China from his family-run durian empire, expanding from an 80 acre farm to 1000 acres.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • (L-R) Jewelry designer Nirav Modi, Dr Lachlan Strahan of the Australian High Commission, and Argyle Diamonds Managing Director Nik Senapati share a light conversation with the polo players after the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Dr Lachlan Strahan (right) presents a gift to Greg Johnson, the captain of the Western Australia Polo Team after a close match for the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • (R-L) Nik Senapati (Rio Tinto Managing Director), Maharaj Narendra Singh (Maharaj of Jaipur) and an unidentified attendee share a light conversation during lunch after a press conference on Oz Fest in Raj Mahal Palace hotel, Jaipur, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee/DFAT
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  • Nik Senapati (Rio Tinto Managing Director) (left) speaks to an unidentified attendee during lunch after a press conference on Oz Fest in Raj Mahal Palace hotel, Jaipur, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee/DFAT
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  • (L-R) Kathryn Deyell (DFAT), Pallavi Sharda (OzFest ambassador), Dr. Lachlan Strahan (Australian Deputy High Commissioner to India), Maharaj Narendra Singh (Maharaj of Jaipur), Nik Senapati (Rio Tinto Managing Director), and Yunus Khimani (of the Jaipur Palace) sit together as Dr. Lachlan Strahan speaks during a press conference on Oz Fest in Raj Mahal Palace hotel, Jaipur, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee/DFAT
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  • Customers eat durian at a roadside stall during the Durian Festival in Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 16th, 2019. The tropical fruit has become one of China's latest culinary fixations, sending the export demand and prices soaring, and becoming a point of attraction for tourists who come to Malaysia to try its famed varieties.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • Customers eat durian at a roadside stall during the Durian Festival in Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 16th, 2019. The tropical fruit has become one of China's latest culinary fixations, sending the export demand and prices soaring, and becoming a point of attraction for tourists who come to Malaysia to try its famed varieties.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • Uniformed men stand in front of branding hoarding at the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests arrive at the high tea event after the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Maharaj Narendra Singh of Jaipur royal family (center) at the high tea event after the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Dr Lachlan Strahan of the Australian High Commission gives a quick speech after the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Her Highness Rajmata Padmini Devi (center) and Jewelry designer Nirav Modi (4th from right) present the winner's trophy to the Royal Jaipur Polo Team after they beat the Western Australian Polo Team by a slight margin at thelast minutes of the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Jewelry designer Nirav Modi presents a gift to an umpire of the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Spectators watch the game between the Royal Jaipur Polo Team and the Western Australia Polo Team for the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Royal Jaipur Polo Team (in pink) vs Western Australia Polo Team (in black) during the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Greg Johnson (right), captain of the Australian team and Maharaj Narendra Singh (left) captain of the Jaipur team chase the ball during a game between the Royal Jaipur Polo Team (in pink) and the Western Australia Polo Team (in black) for the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Players jostle for the ball during a game between the Royal Jaipur Polo Team (in pink) and the Western Australia Polo Team (in black) for the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Royal Jaipur Polo Team vs Western Australia Polo Team during the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Polo grounds in Jaipur, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee/DFAT
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  • Both the teams line up before they battle for the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Pallavi Sharda (OzFest ambassador) (center, in white) fields questions by the media after a press conference on Oz Fest in Raj Mahal Palace hotel, Jaipur, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee/DFAT
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  • Nik Senapati (Rio Tinto Managing Director) shares a light conversation with attendees after a press conference on Oz Fest in Raj Mahal Palace hotel, Jaipur, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee/DFAT
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  • Kathryn Deyell (DFAT) (left) opens the question and answer session as Pallavi Sharda (OzFest ambassador) waits during a press conference on Oz Fest in Raj Mahal Palace hotel, Jaipur, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee/DFAT
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  • (L-R) Pallavi Sharda (OzFest ambassador) speaks as Dr. Lachlan Strahan (Australian Deputy High Commissioner to India) listens during a press conference on Oz Fest in Raj Mahal Palace hotel, Jaipur, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee/DFAT
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  • (L-R) Pallavi Sharda (OzFest ambassador) speaks as Dr. Lachlan Strahan (Australian Deputy High Commissioner to India), and Maharaj Narendra Singh (Maharaj of Jaipur) listen during a press conference on Oz Fest in Raj Mahal Palace hotel, Jaipur, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee/DFAT
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  • Nik Senapati (Rio Tinto Managing Director) speaks to the media during a press conference on Oz Fest in Raj Mahal Palace hotel, Jaipur, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee/DFAT
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  • (L-R) Pallavi Sharda (OzFest ambassador), Dr. Lachlan Strahan (Australian Deputy High Commissioner to India), Maharaj Narendra Singh (Maharaj of Jaipur), Nik Senapati (Rio Tinto Managing Director), and Yunus Khimani (of the Jaipur Palace) sit together as Nik Senapati speaks to the media during a press conference on Oz Fest in Raj Mahal Palace hotel, Jaipur, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee/DFAT
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  • Nik Senapati (Rio Tinto Managing Director) speaks as Yunus Khimani (of the Jaipur Palace) (right) listens during a press conference on Oz Fest in Raj Mahal Palace hotel, Jaipur, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee/DFAT
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  • A worker turns on the nitrogen gas supply and starts the flash-freezing process after loading durians to be flash frozen for export at a small processing plant owned and run by Tan Eow Chong and his relatives in Relau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Durian fruits are flash-frozen at the plant using nitrogen gas before they are exported to countries such as China. Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • Workers load a cage of durians to be flash frozen for export at a small processing plant owned and run by Tan Eow Chong and his relatives in Relau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Durian fruits are flash-frozen at the plant using nitrogen gas before they are exported to countries such as China. Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • A worker loads a cage of durians to be flash frozen for export at a small processing plant owned and run by Tan Eow Chong and his relatives in Relau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Durian fruits are flash-frozen at the plant using nitrogen gas before they are exported to countries such as China. Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • A worker locks a door after loading durians to be flash frozen for export at a small processing plant owned and run by Tan Eow Chong and his relatives in Relau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Durian fruits are flash-frozen at the plant using nitrogen gas before they are exported to countries such as China. Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • Emptied durian husks wait to be discarded at a small processing plant owned and run by Tan Eow Chong and his relatives in Relau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 17th, 2019. Durian fruitlets (seedless durian flesh) are seeded and flash-frozen at the plant for sale to be used in processing durian flavoured foods such as ice cream and biscuits. Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
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  • A board displays the wide variety of available durians in both Chinese and local names at a roadside stall during the Durian Festival in Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on June 16th, 2019. The tropical fruit has become one of China's latest culinary fixations, sending the export demand and prices soaring, and becoming a point of attraction for tourists who come to Malaysia to try its famed varieties.  Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Los Angeles Times
    20190616-LAT-Durian-0917.jpg
  • Guests mingle at the high tea event after the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests mingle at the high tea event after the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Dr. Lachlan Strahan (in white hat) of the Australian High Commission and Princess Diya Kumari of Jaipur (on Dr. Strahan's right) mingle with other guests at the high tea event after the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Argyle Pink Diamonds Managing Director Nik Senapati (left) shares a laugh with other guests as a Western Australia Polo Team player (right) has some refreshments at the high tea event after the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Argyle Pink Diamonds Managing Director Nik Senapati (center) mingles with other guests at the high tea event after the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • (L-R) Princess Diya Kumari and Maharaj Narendra Singh of Jaipur speak with Western Australian Polo Team captain Greg Johnson (right) at the high tea event after the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests mingle at the high tea event after the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Guests mingle at the high tea event after the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • The entrance banners at the Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, organised as part of the 2013 Oz Fest in the Rajasthan Polo Club grounds in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 10th January 2013. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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