In pics: Summer harvest underway in NW China's Xinjiang

This aerial photo taken on July 15, 2023 shows farmers harvesting wheat in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

HUTUBI, July 16 (Xinhua) -- This year's summer grain harvest in northwest China's Xinjiang has entered a key period. Over 10 million mu (about 666,666.67 hectares) of wheat has been harvested so far.

This photo taken on July 15, 2023 shows a farmer harvesting wheat in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This aerial photo taken on July 15, 2023 shows wheat fields in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Wheat grains are loaded onto a truck in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This photo taken on July 15, 2023 shows a farmer harvesting wheat in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This aerial photo taken on July 15, 2023 shows a farmer harvesting wheat in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This photo taken on July 15, 2023 shows ripe wheat in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A farmer checks wheat grains in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Wheat grains are loaded onto a truck in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This aerial photo taken on July 15, 2023 shows a worker harvesting wheat in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This photo taken on July 15, 2023 shows a farmer harvesting wheat in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This photo taken on July 15, 2023 shows a farmer harvesting wheat in Hutubi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)