The summer harvest launched in Shaanxi

On May 24th, the farmers were harvesting wheat in Xi’ao Village, Qindong Town of Tongguan County. Recently, people in Tongguan County, Shaanxi Province began to harvest their wheat, marking the start of the summer harvest in Shaanxi. Located at the most eastern end of the Guanzhong Plain, Tongguan County stands on a high altitude with strong sunlight. For this reason, the wheat here becomes ripe the first among the whole Guanzhong region.