InPics | Stars watch over ripening fruits, crops in NE China's Heilongjiang

This photo taken on Aug. 7, 2026 shows a sunflower under starry sky at a farming company under Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Qian Boyu/Xinhua)

HARBIN, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Ripening crops and fruits in Heilongjiang are swaying under the sky of twinkling stars, rendering a poetic and promising prelude of a bountiful harvest.

This photo taken on Aug. 7, 2026 shows bird cherries under starry sky in Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Li Jiaxing/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Aug. 7, 2026 shows green beans under starry sky in Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)

This stack composite photo taken on Aug. 12, 2026 shows corn fields under starry sky in Tangyuan County of Jiamusi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Chen Zhiguo/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Aug. 7, 2026 shows wheat under starry sky at a farming company under Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Qian Boyu/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026 shows fruits under starry sky in Tongjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Li Wenbin/Xinhua)

This stack composite photo taken on Aug. 14, 2026 shows corn fields under starry sky in Jiayin County of Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Li Shaojun/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Aug. 7, 2026 shows chilly peppers under starry sky in Shuangyashan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Han Yang/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2026 shows crabapples under starry sky in Qiqhar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua