The picture taken on March 11 shows that in Group 8, Wannian Community, Pingjin Town, Liangping District, villagers were busy driving tractors to turn the soil in the rice field. Over the past few days, farmers all over Liangping District have been working against time to start spring ploughing. It’s learned that the total area of grain crops sown in spring in Liangping District reaches 835,000 mu. (Photographed by Zheng Yu / Visual Chongqing)

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- The food security is a huge national issue. This year's government work report pointed out that grain production of more than 1.3 trillion jin is one of the main expected goals for development.

As the Spring Equinox (4th solar term) approaches, a vibrant spring ploughing picture is slowly unfolding in front of us in Chongqing. (Translated by Yuki, Fathom Language Limited)