Photo taken on May 10, 2024 shows a farmer drives machinery to transplant seedlings at rice fields in Anding Village, Qapqal Town, Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Hua Yanming)

Now is a good time for rice transplanting. Farmers are busy driving rice transplanters to transplant rice at the paddy fields in Anding Village. In 2024, Anding Village will plant 71.2 hectares of rice.

Photo taken on May 10, 2024 shows workers help farmers transplant rice seedlings at Anding Village in Qapqal Town, Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Hua Yanming)

Photo taken on May 10, 2024 shows farmers replant rice seedlings at Anding Village in Qapqal Town, Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Hua Yanming)

Known as the "hometown of rice", Qapqal County is one of the main rice producing areas in Xinjiang. The county plans to plant 4,667 hectares of rice in 2024.

Photo taken on May 12, 2024 shows farmers transplant rice seedlings at high-standard farmland in Alar City, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Sun Guoquan)

In 2024, Alar City will plant 11,867 hectares of rice. According to modern agricultural standards management of large scale, intelligentization and greenization, the predicted yield per mu is over 700 kilograms. The "Tianshan Snow Rice" produced here has been awarded the title of "Xinjiang Famous Brand Product" for 10 consecutive years and is popular in Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Shandong, and other places in China.

Photo taken on May 12, 2024 shows farmers drive machinery to transplant rice seedlings at high-standard farmland in Alar City, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Sun Guoquan)

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