XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240318) -- BEIJING, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy spring time at a peach planting base in Minquan Village of Chengjiang Town in Beibei District of Chongqing, southwest China, March 17, 2024. (Photo by Qin Tingfu/Xinhua)

How tech changes wheat harvesting for a family in China's Henan

STORY: How tech changes wheat harvesting for a family in China's Henan DATELINE: June 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liu Fukang 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU FUKANG, Farmer in Minquan County, Henan Province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU FUKANG, Farmer in Minquan County, Henan Province 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU FUKANG, Farmer in Minquan County, Henan Province STORYLINE: Wheat harvesting in many parts of China has been made much easier than before, with the help of science and technology. 27-year-old Liu Fukang returned to his home village in Henan Province to do farmwork in 2020, five years after graduating from university. Henan is often referred to as the "granary in China's central plains." It holds significant agricultural importance in China, accounting for around a quarter of the country's total annual wheat output. Liu has clearly felt how wheat harvesting has changed since his grandpa's generation. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU

Digital technologies help farmers work smart in central China

STORY: Digital technologies help farmers work smart in central China DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the farmland 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PENG NING, Project leader, Pilot digital demonstration farmland in Xiayi County 3 various of the farmland 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HAN SHIQUAN, Farmer in Minquan County STORYLINE: Digital technologies, such as drone-based multi-functional monitoring system, Beidou navigation system, big data analysis and intelligent irrigation control system, have been applied in central China's Henan Province to assist farming and harvest. In a pilot digital demonstration farmland in Xiayi County, central China's Henan Province, a drone equipped with the Beidou navigation system is used to carry out plant protection operation. Through the digital agricultural management platform, the temperature, humidity, wind power and moisture content of wheat fields can be monitored in real-time. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):