At the start of summer, waves of wheat ripple and roll, the wind over the wheat fields as beautiful as a painting

On May 5, farmers tended wheat in the fields in Qingtian Subdistrict, Binzhou High-tech Zone, Shandong. As the Start of Summer approaches, wheat-growing areas in Shandong, Henan and other places have entered the flowering and grain-filling stage, and waves of wheat ripple and roll in the fields. Photo by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Chu Baorui)

On May 5, in the fields of Mizhuang Village, Tancheng Subdistrict, Tancheng County, Linyi City, Shandong Province, a farmer inspects the growth of wheat. Photo by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Zhang Chunlei)

On May 5, farmers worked in the wheat fields in Chengguan Town, Neihuang County, Anyang City, Henan Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Liu Xiaokun)

On May 5, farmers tended wheat in the fields in Qingtian Subdistrict, Binzhou High-tech Zone, Shandong. Photo by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Chu Baorui)

On May 5, in the fields of Mizhuang Village, Tancheng Subdistrict, Tancheng County, Linyi City, Shandong Province, a farmer inspects the growth of wheat. Photo by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Zhang Chunlei)