Mid-Autumn Festival: Farmers Everywhere Busy with Autumn Harvest and Autumn Field Management
On September 8, farmers in Shishang Village, Renshou Town, Jing'an County, Jiangxi Province, drove agricultural machinery to harvest mid-season rice.
The day was the Mid-Autumn Festival and also White Dew, one of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers everywhere stepped up autumn harvest and autumn field management, and the fields were bustling with activity. Photo released by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Xu Zhongting)
On September 8, farmers in Zhangzhuang Village, Shanting District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, were harvesting peanuts. Photo released by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Li Zongxian)
On September 8, a farmer was weeding in a vegetable plot in Babu District, Hezhou City, Guangxi. Photo released by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Liao Zuping)