Economy&Life | People across China celebrate Chinese farmers' harvest festival
People visit rice paddy artworks during an event celebrating the ninth Chinese farmers' harvest festival at a farm under Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- People across China on Wednesday held various activities to celebrate the ninth Chinese farmers' harvest festival.
The festival is the first national festival created specifically for the country's farmers. This year's festival falls on Wednesday.
Launched in 2018, the festival coincides with the Autumnal Equinox each year, which is one of the 24 solar terms of the Chinese lunisolar calendar and usually falls between Sept. 22 and 24 during the country's agricultural harvest season.
People perform during an event celebrating the ninth Chinese farmers' harvest festival in Zaoyang City, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 23, 2026 shows farmers demonstrating autumn harvesting operations using agricultural machinery during activities to mark the Chinese farmers' harvest festival at Xingde Village in Tonghua City, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
Driverless harvesters carry out harvesting operations during an event celebrating the ninth Chinese farmers' harvest festival at a farm under Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
A farmer takes part in a manual rice-harvesting competition during activities to mark the Chinese farmers' harvest festival at Xingde Village in Tonghua City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
An event celebrating the ninth Chinese farmers' harvest festival is held at a farm under Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
People select agricultural products during an event celebrating the ninth Chinese farmers' harvest festival in Yushan Town of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
A drone photo shows people selling agricultural products during an event celebrating the ninth Chinese farmers' harvest festival in Yushan Town of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
A drone photo shows people visiting a market during an event celebrating the ninth Chinese farmers' harvest festival in Yushan Town in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2026.(Xinhua/Xu Yu)
A chef prepares food during an event celebrating the ninth Chinese farmers' harvest festival at a farm under Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
People participate in a game during an event celebrating the ninth Chinese farmers' harvest festival at Haiyang Town in Qinhuangdao City, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Photo by Cao Jianxiong/Xinhua)
Farmers take part in a tug-of-war during activities to mark the Chinese farmers' harvest festival at Mahekou Town of Yiyang City, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
People take part in a duck-catching competition during activities to mark the Chinese farmers' harvest festival at Ledong Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
A drone photo shows farmers competing in operating drones to transport bales of rice straw during activities to mark the Chinese farmers' harvest festival at Mahekou Town of Yiyang City, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
People view local specialties during activities to mark the Chinese farmers' harvest festival at Ledong Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
Farmers take part in a fish-catching competition in rice fields during activities to mark the Chinese farmers' harvest festival at Mahekou Town of Yiyang City, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
