View of paddy rice harvest in China's Heilongjiang

Farmers do livestream in a paddy field in Bohai Town, Ning'an City of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 23, 2026. Ning'an City has a paddy rice planting area of over 270,000 mu (about 18,000 hectares) in 2026, of which about one third is planted on the lava plateau. (Photo by Wang Zhe/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 23, 2026 shows farmers harvesting paddy rice in Bohai Town, Ning'an City of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Ning'an City has a paddy rice planting area of over 270,000 mu (about 18,000 hectares) in 2026, of which about one third is planted on the lava plateau. (Photo by Zhang Chunxiang/Xinhua)

Farmers harvest paddy rice in Bohai Town, Ning'an City of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 23, 2026. Ning'an City has a paddy rice planting area of over 270,000 mu (about 18,000 hectares) in 2026, of which about one third is planted on the lava plateau. (Photo by Gao Fugui/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 23, 2026 shows farmers harvesting paddy rice in Bohai Town, Ning'an City of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Ning'an City has a paddy rice planting area of over 270,000 mu (about 18,000 hectares) in 2026, of which about one third is planted on the lava plateau. (Photo by Wang Zhe/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 23, 2026 shows farmers harvesting paddy rice in Bohai Town, Ning'an City of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Ning'an City has a paddy rice planting area of over 270,000 mu (about 18,000 hectares) in 2026, of which about one third is planted on the lava plateau. (Photo by Wang Zhe/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 23, 2026 shows paddy fields in Bohai Town, Ning'an City of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Ning'an City has a paddy rice planting area of over 270,000 mu (about 18,000 hectares) in 2026, of which about one third is planted on the lava plateau. (Photo by Zhang Chunxiang/Xinhua)