Fields in Full Swing Across China Paint a Vibrant Picture of Early Summer Vitality

As the "Minor Heat" solar term arrives, vitality surges across China's vast rural landscape—from the fertile fields of the northeast to the water towns of the south. In Heilongjiang, soybean crops are being nourished with care. In Jiangxi, freshly tilled rice paddies promise a bountiful harvest. In Chongqing, drones hover above the green waves of rice seedlings, ensuring healthy growth. Meanwhile, fresh peaches weigh down orchard branches, cherry tomatoes ripen in greenhouses, and laughter echoes beneath grape trellises. This is a season shaped by hard work—and a heartfelt ode to those who cultivate the land.

Photo taken on July 7, 2025 shows a self-propelled sprayer applying micronutrients and compound fertilizer to soybean fields in the No.1 Management Area of Geshoushan Farm under Beidahuang Group, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Lu Wenxiang/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on July 7, 2025 shows a farmer driving a tractor to till rice fields in Huangjia Village, Qidu Township, Yongfeng County, Ji'an City, east China's Jiangxi Province, preparing for late-season rice transplanting after the early rice harvest. (Liu Haojun/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on July 7, 2025 shows a villager operating a drone to spray biological pesticides on rice fields in Lizicun Village, Taiji Town, Qianjiang District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. (Yang Min/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on July 7, 2025 shows members of Chunyi Cooperative harvesting fresh peaches in a peach orchard in Caojiazhuang Village, Huapi Town, Xinle City, north China's Hebei Province. (Wang Ruifu/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on July 7, 2025 shows villagers harvesting ripe cherry tomatoes in a multi-span greenhouse at a tomato base in Wuwang Village, Liu Household Town, Dongying District, Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. (Liu Zhifeng/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on July 7, 2025 shows a farmer picking greengage plums in the orchard of Kun Lao'er Farm at Dapingpu Farm, Daoxian County, Yongzhou City, central China's Hunan Province. (Jiang Keqing/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on July 7, 2025 shows fruit growers sorting freshly picked flat peaches at a planting base in Baomiao Village, Fengcheng Subdistrict, Sui County, Shangqiu City, central China's Henan Province. (Xu Zeyuan/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on July 7, 2025 shows workers harvesting grapes at Anhui Girl Family Farm in Shuanglou Village, Zhaoqiao Township, Qiaocheng District, Bozhou City, east China's Anhui Province. (Liu Qinli/Guangming Picture)