Farmers transplant rice seedlings in China's Xinjiang

A farmer operates an agricultural machinery in a field to transplant rice seedlings in Midong District, Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

A farmer transplants rice seedlings in a paddy field with the Tianshan Mountains in the background in Midong District, Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 18, 2026. (Photo by Xu Yue/Xinhua)

Farmers drive an agricultural machinery in a paddy field to transplant rice seedlings in Midong District, Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

A farmer operates an agricultural machinery in a field to transplant rice seedlings with the Tianshan Mountains in the background in Midong District, Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

A farmer transplants rice seedlings in a paddy field in Midong District, Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

A farmer transplants rice seedlings in a paddy field in Midong District, Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 18, 2026. (Photo by Xu Yue/Xinhua)