In pics: Spring sowing in NE China's Liaoning (4)

Farmers transplant rice seedlings in a field in Xintaizi Township of Tieling, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 13, 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)