Farmers across China busy with spring planting and field management

With the arrival of the Awakening of Insects, all living things begin to revive. Farmers nationwide are seizing the spring season to carry out spring planting and field management, including transplanting mulberry seedlings, raising rice seedlings, laying plastic film, harvesting fruits and vegetables, plowing, and preparing for planting. Busy scenes unfold across the fields, reflecting the vitality of early spring work and laying a solid foundation for abundant agricultural production throughout the year.

Photo taken on March 5, 2026 shows farmers covering potato plants with plastic film in the fields at Baotai Town, Pingyi County, Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province. (Wu Jiquan/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on March 4, 2026 shows a large-scale grain farmer driving a tractor to plow farmland at Huaijiang Village, Shuixi Town, High-tech Zone, Xinyu City, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Ling Houxiang/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on March 4, 2026 shows farmers transplanting mulberry seedlings in the fields at Dule Village, Chengguan Town, Xincheng County, Laibin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Fan Shaoguang/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on March 4, 2026 shows farmers carrying out agricultural production in the fields at Chengdong Village, Eshan Town, Fanchang District, Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province. (Xiao Benxiang/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on March 4, 2026 shows farmers planting rice seedlings in the fields at Jiaji Town, Qionghai City, south China's Hainan Province. (Meng Zhongde/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on March 4, 2026 shows a farmer driving a field cultivator to till farmland at Changlong Village, Huagu Street, Dongkou County, Shaoyang City, central China's Hunan Province. (Teng Zhizhong/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on March 4, 2026 shows vegetable farmers harvesting tomatoes in greenhouses at Beishibei Village, Luancheng Town, Luancheng District, Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province. (Li Mingfa/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on March 4, 2026 shows villagers raising rice seedlings in paddies at Lianglu Village, Xingqiao Town, Liangping District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. (Liu Hui/Guangming Picture)