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China marks first Farmers' Harvest Festival
Published: Sep 24, 2018 11:25 AM

In the combined photo taken on Sept. 18, 2018, farmer Zhuang Xiubin holds the newly-harvested corns at Zhuangjia Village of Zhenxiang Towenship in Qinggang County in Suihua, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province (top). In the aerial photo taken on the same day (bottom), Zhuang Xiubin uses a reaper to harvest corns. China marks its first Farmers' Harvest Festival on Sept. 23 this year. From 2018 on, the festival, to be celebrated on the Autumnal Equinox each year, is set to be observed annually to greet the harvest season and honour the agricultural workers. (Xinhua/Wang Kai)



 

In the combined photo taken on Sept. 18, 2018, villager Wang Shengtang (R) puts the harvested wild jujube into a bag in Liulin Township of Neiqiu County, north China's Hebei Province. (top). In the aerial photo taken on the same day (bottom), villager Wang Shengtang rakes wild jujube for air-drying. China marks its first Farmers' Harvest Festival on Sept. 23 this year. From 2018 on, the festival, to be celebrated on the Autumnal Equinox each year, is set to be observed annually to greet the harvest season and honour the agricultural workers. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)



 

In the combined photo taken on Sept. 18, 2018, farmer Wang Lukun shows the harvested peanuts in Guolongzhuang Village of the Xingtai Economic Development Zone in north China's Hebei Province. (top). In the aerial photo taken on the same day (bottom), farmer Wang Lukun is seen in a peanut field. China marks its first Farmers' Harvest Festival on Sept. 23 this year. From 2018 on, the festival, to be celebrated on the Autumnal Equinox each year, is set to be observed annually to greet the harvest season and honour the agricultural workers. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)