In pics: Provinces across China usher in autumn harvest season

As Autumn arrived, a variety of characteristic crops have ushered in the harvest season, a colorful pastoral picture is slowly unfolding on the vast land.

Photo taken on September 10, 2023, shows employees of Beidahou Farm driving corn harvesting machines to harvest silage in Wudalianchi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xu Yingxian/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Sep. 10, 2023 shows the rice terraces of Yanjing village in Shixi Town, Nanchuan District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. (Qu Mingbin/Guangming Picture)

Aerial photo taken on Sep. 6, 2023 shows terraced fields of Hejiayan Village, Huatian Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. (Chen Bisheng/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows villagers harvesting marigolds in Henan Village, Xinhua Township, Pingbian Miao Autonomous County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Zhang Hongke/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Sep. 1, 2023 shows villagers drying sorghum in Baiyanping Village, Tianma Town, Cengong County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Hu Guoxin/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Sep. 4, 2023 shows farmers using automatic harvesters to harvest potatoes at a 4,500-mu potato breeding base in Zhangjiagouwan Village, Nanfeng Town, Minle County, Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Wang Xiaojing/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Sep. 6, 2023 shows farmers seizing the fine weather to drive agricultural machinery to grab corns in the 61st Regiment of the fourth Division of Xinjiang Corps. (Zhou Hangsheng/Guangming Picture)

Farmers pick water chestnut at Lingtang in Danyang Town, Bowang District, Maanshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Sep. 6, 2023. (Wang Wensheng/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Sep. 11, 2023, shows the middle rice maturing and the late rice growing prosperously in Liufeng Town, Guiyang County, Chenzhou City, central China's Hunan Province. (Zhouxiu Yuchun/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Sep. 10, 2023 shows alpine organic rice ripfying in Antai Township, Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Liuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Long Tao/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Sep. 9, 2023 shows local villagers drying rice in Yanglin township, Hengdong county, Hengyang city, Central China's Hunan province. (Cao Zhengping/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Sep. 6, 2023 shows chili peppers in Youhe Village, an ancient town in Qiaocheng District of Bozhou City, east China's Anhui Province. (Liu Qinli/Guangming Picture)