In pics: Spring sowing in NE China's Liaoning (3)

A farmer operates a machine to sow soybean seeds in a field in Fanhe Township of Tieling, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 11, 2022. Liaoning has stepped up efforts on farming activities as the temperature rises recently. By May 17, the province's spring sowing area of crops has reached 48,645,000 mu (3,243,000 hectares). (Xinhua/Yang Qing)