China enters peak autumn harvest season

Villagers transport fruit at Zhongcheng Town of Rongjiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo by Li Changhua/Xinhua)

A villager harvests pomelos in Xichou County of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 15, 2025. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

A villager airs corn at a yard in Xiulin Town of Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang of north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 15, 2025. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 15, 2025 shows villagers harvesting rice in a field in Heshun Town of Tengchong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Gong Zujin/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows villagers harvesting sweet potatoes in Gaoxiu Village of Linxi Town in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

An aerial drone photo shows a harvester working in a field in Shuangfeng County of Loudi City, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 15, 2025. (Photo by Li Jianxin/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Oct. 15, 2025 shows a villager loading harvested rice onto a truck in a farm in Xin'an Town of Deqing County, Huzhou City of east China's Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Yao Haixiang/Xinhua)

Villagers harvest sweet potatoes in Gaoxiu Village of Linxi Town in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

Villagers harvest sweet potatoes in Gaoxiu Village of Linxi Town in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

A villager picks fruit at Zhongcheng Town of Rongjiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo by Li Changhua/Xinhua)

This photo taken by cell phone shows villagers harvesting rice in a field in Chengguan Town of Yicheng County, Laibin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 15, 2025. (Photo by Fan Shaoguang/Xinhua)