Spring farming in full swing across China

A farmer picks tea leaves at a tea garden in Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province, on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Chen Xukai/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 8, 2026 shows an agricultural machine working in early-season rice fields in Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by He Hongfu/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 7, 2026 shows a farmer working on a farmland at Wangqu Town of Qinyang City, central China's Henan Province. (Photo by Yang Fan/Xinhua)

Farmers plant early-season rice in a field in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 7, 2026. (Photo by Liao Zuping/Xinhua)

This photo taken on April 8, 2026 shows farmers operating an agricultural machine to plant early-season rice in a field in Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by He Hongfu/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 9, 2026 shows farmers picking tea leaves at a tea garden in Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province. (Photo by Song Wen/Xinhua)

A farmer takes care of winter wheat in a field in Zibo, east China's Shandong Province, April 9, 2026. (Photo by Zhang Weitang/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 9, 2026 shows a farmer operating agricultural machinery to plow a field in Hengyang County of Hengyang City, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by Liu Xinrong/Xinhua)