Corn sowing enters peak period in China's Inner Mongolia

An aerial drone photo taken on May 10, 2025 shows farmers laying out drip lines in the fields in Kunduhua village in Qianjiadian Town of Horqin District, Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Benefiting from May's timely rainfalls, Tongliao, a granary of eastern Inner Mongolia, has entered the peak period of corn sowing. It is reported that Tongliao's corn planting area in 2025 is expected to reach 20 million mu (approximately 1.33 million hectares), an increase of 180,000 mu (12,000 hectares) compared to the previous year. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2025 shows farmers operating tractors equipped with Beidou navigation system for plowing in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2025 shows farmers operating tractors equipped with Beidou navigation system in the fields in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

Farmers operate a tractor equipped with Beidou navigation system for sowing in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on May 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2025 shows farmers operating a tractor equipped with Beidou navigation system for corn sowing in Fengtian Town of Horqin District, Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

A farmer operates a tractor equipped with Beidou navigation system for sowing in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on May 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2025 shows a farmer operating a tractor equipped with Beidou navigation system for plowing in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2025 shows a farmer operating a tractor equipped with Beidou navigation system for plowing in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2025 shows farmers operating tractors equipped with Beidou navigation system for plowing in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2025 shows farmers operating tractors equipped with Beidou navigation system in the fields in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)