The photos, taken on October 19, show a farmer reaping late rice with a harvester at Yixin Village, Meihua Town, Daoxian County. In recent years, the county has taken constant efforts to optimize grain production distribution. It gives priority to developing high-quality rice plantation, and promotes mechanization during the whole course of rice production. There are 8,151 tractors, 987 combine-harvesters, and 372 rice transplanters. About 90% rice paddy area are harvested via machines. (Photo/He Hongfu, Jiang Yi)

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn