A staff member in charge of an agricultural cooperative maintains a farming machine in Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
TONGLIAO, April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Spring ploughing has recently started in Tongliao City, a major corn producer in China. This year, the corn planting area in Tongliao will exceed 17 million mu (about 1.13 million hectares).
A worker ploughs the fields to grow rice in a greenhouse in Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 14, 2023. (Xinhua/He Shuchen)
This photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows a farmer operating a machine to prepare the fields for planting in Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
This aerial photo taken on April 17, 2023 shows farming machines preparing the fields for planting in Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
A staff member in charge of an agricultural cooperative examines a satellite map which shows this year's farming situation in Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)■
