Heilongjiang's rice paddies usher in ripening season

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 15, 2026 shows the sunrise scenery over paddy fields at a farm under Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang is embracing the ripening season of paddy rice. (Photo by Huang Yongxing/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 14, 2026 shows paddy fields at a farm under Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang is embracing the ripening season of paddy rice. (Photo by Huang Yongxing/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Sept. 12, 2026 shows a bullet train running along a bridge over paddy fields in Hailin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang is embracing the ripening season of paddy rice. (Photo by Zhang Chunxiang/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 14, 2026 shows paddy fields at a farm under Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang is embracing the ripening season of paddy rice. (Photo by Huang Yongxing/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Sept. 13, 2026 shows a rainbow over paddy fields in Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang is embracing the ripening season of paddy rice. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)

A stitched aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 13, 2026 shows rainbows over paddy fields in Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang is embracing the ripening season of paddy rice. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Sept. 14, 2026 shows paddy fields in Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang is embracing the ripening season of paddy rice. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)