Ploughing work wraps up ahead of peak period of corn sowing

A farmer drives agricultural machinery to plough the fields in Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 17, 2026. The ploughing work in Tongliao, a granary of eastern Inner Mongolia, is drawing to a close ahead of the peak period of corn sowing. It is learned that Tongliao's corn planting area in 2026 is expected to reach 20 million mu (1.33 million hectares). (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows farmland to be sown in Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The ploughing work in Tongliao, a granary of eastern Inner Mongolia, is drawing to a close ahead of the peak period of corn sowing. It is learned that Tongliao's corn planting area in 2026 is expected to reach 20 million mu (1.33 million hectares). (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

A farmer drives agricultural machinery to plough the fields in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 19, 2026. The ploughing work in Tongliao, a granary of eastern Inner Mongolia, is drawing to a close ahead of the peak period of corn sowing. It is learned that Tongliao's corn planting area in 2026 is expected to reach 20 million mu (1.33 million hectares). (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

A drone photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows a farmer driving agricultural machinery to plough the fields in Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The ploughing work in Tongliao, a granary of eastern Inner Mongolia, is drawing to a close ahead of the peak period of corn sowing. It is learned that Tongliao's corn planting area in 2026 is expected to reach 20 million mu (1.33 million hectares). (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows a farmer driving agricultural machinery to plough the fields in Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The ploughing work in Tongliao, a granary of eastern Inner Mongolia, is drawing to a close ahead of the peak period of corn sowing. It is learned that Tongliao's corn planting area in 2026 is expected to reach 20 million mu (1.33 million hectares). (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows a farmer driving agricultural machinery to plough the fields in Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The ploughing work in Tongliao, a granary of eastern Inner Mongolia, is drawing to a close ahead of the peak period of corn sowing. It is learned that Tongliao's corn planting area in 2026 is expected to reach 20 million mu (1.33 million hectares). (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 19, 2026 shows a farmer driving agricultural machinery to plough the fields in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The ploughing work in Tongliao, a granary of eastern Inner Mongolia, is drawing to a close ahead of the peak period of corn sowing. It is learned that Tongliao's corn planting area in 2026 is expected to reach 20 million mu (1.33 million hectares). (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)