Ongniud Banner of China's Inner Mongolia ushers in transplanting season for rice seedlings

A drone photo taken on May 19, 2026 shows farmers transplanting rice seedlings with a machine at a field in Ongniud Banner, Chifeng City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Ongniud Banner has ushered in transplanting season for rice seedlings. (Xinhua/Bei He)

Farmers transport rice seedlings at a field in Ongniud Banner, Chifeng City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 19, 2026. Ongniud Banner has ushered in transplanting season for rice seedlings. (Xinhua/Bei He)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 19, 2026 shows farmers transplanting rice seedlings with a machine at a field in Ongniud Banner, Chifeng City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Ongniud Banner has ushered in transplanting season for rice seedlings. (Xinhua/Bei He)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 19, 2026 shows farmers transporting rice seedlings at a field in Ongniud Banner, Chifeng City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Ongniud Banner has ushered in transplanting season for rice seedlings. (Xinhua/Bei He)

A drone photo taken on May 19, 2026 shows paddy fields in Ongniud Banner, Chifeng City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Ongniud Banner has ushered in transplanting season for rice seedlings. (Xinhua/Bei He)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 19, 2026 shows farmers transplanting rice seedlings with a machine at a field in Ongniud Banner, Chifeng City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Ongniud Banner has ushered in transplanting season for rice seedlings. (Xinhua/Bei He)