Aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2019 shows harvesters cropping alfalfa in Ar Horqin Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Local authorities brought in investment to develop the alfalfa planting industry in 2011, which helped to prevent the land from changing into desert. So far, the planting area of alfalfa has reached over 46,666 hectares in this banner. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)
Villagers harvest water chestnuts in Feijiadai Village, Linghu Town of Huzhou, central China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Photo taken on Sept.15, 2019 shows tourists trying to remove corn kernels from the cob during an event to celebrate harvest in Lugu Village in Qixing Township of Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)
Villagers harvest paddy rice at Jihua Village of Jihua Township in Rongjiang County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 17, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2019 shows a view of the terraced fields at Jihua Village of Jihua Township in Rongjiang County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)