China celebrated the 8th Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival on Tuesday, coinciding with the Autumn Equinox, with festivities and harvest activities unfolding across the country.

The main celebration was held in Chenjia Village in Zhaoyuan City, east China's Shandong Province. Held under the theme "Celebrating Agricultural Harvests, Enjoying a Better Life," it featured 12 key activities, including festive performances and harvest fairs, drawing urban and rural residents together in shared celebration of the country's agricultural abundance.
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), China's grain output has maintained high growth for four consecutive years, reaching a record 700 million tons for the first time in 2024. The per capita grain supply reached 500 kilograms, ensuring stronger food security for China's population of over 1.4 billion.
From vast rice paddies in China's northeast to fisheries and orchards in the south, the rhythm of the harvest pulses across the land.
In Heilongjiang's Xinfu Township, golden rice fields stretch to the horizon, where rice production is projected to reach 10,670 tons this season. The roar of machinery signals peak harvest time.
Further south in Jiangsu Province, Donghai County has been embracing a bountiful freshwater aquaculture harvest. According to the head of a local fish farming base, some 40,000 kilograms of fish can be harvested in a single day.
In central China's Hubei Province, clusters of plump kiwifruit hang in Baiyun Village, where farmers tend to 73 hectares of orchard land, cultivating not just fruit, but hope for a better life.