In pics: Spring sowing in NE China's Liaoning (5)

A farmer transplants rice seedlings in a field in Shenbei New District of Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 18, 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)