A farmer displays organic sorghum in a field in Nanzhang county, Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province. (Photo/Xiong Mingyin)
Hundreds of millions of Chinese farmers across the country are busy with the autumn harvest. Good harvests put big smiles on farmers' faces, while the heartening harvest scenes signal high-quality development of the country's agricultural sector.
On Sept. 23, the Autumn Equinox this year, the fifth Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival was observed nationwide.
A farmer picks dragon fruit at a dragon fruit planting base in Xinlian village, Zhishan township, Heshan city, south China's Guangdong Province. (Photo/Huang Jiming)
A farmer dries red peppers in Kekemodun village, Tawenjueken township, Bohu county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo/Nian Lei)
A farmer dries corn cobs on a sunny day in Juancheng county, Heze city, east China's Shandong Province. The county achieved a good harvest in its 105,000 mu (7,000 hectares) of high-standard farmland this year. (Photo/Fang Zheng)
A farmer harvests peanuts in a field in Xiangqiao village, Shangtang township, Sihong county, Suqian city, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo/Xu Changliang)
Farmers dry sorghum in Maluji village, Pingxiang county, Xingtai city, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo/Chai Gengli)
A man of the Yi ethnic group collects rice in the traditional way in a field in Biqing village, Miaojie township, Weishan county, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Zhang Shulu)
A farmer picks red dates in a field in Laoling city, east China's Shandong Province. More than 10,000 mu (about 666.7 hectares) of red dates in the city have entered harvest season. (Photo/Courtesy of the publicity department of the Communist Party of China Laoling Municipal Committee)
Fishermen catch and load fish onto a vehicle at a reservoir in Handian township, Zouping city, east China's Shandong Province. (Photo/Zhang Yue)
A bee farmer collects honey at a bee breeding base in Censong township, Jianhe county, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Photo/Yang Jiameng)
