Photos Show Hybrid Rice Seeds Enter Harvest Season in China’s Guizhou Province

As hybrid rice season begins in China, photographs by Yang Yun showcase the beauty of the Guizhou province and the process of harvesting the rice.

An aerial photo taken on Aug. 11, 2022, shows a view of a hybrid rice seed production base in Zhouping Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Guizhou Province.

An aerial photo taken on Aug. 11, 2022, shows reapers harvesting hybrid rice seeds at a hybrid rice seed production base in Zhouping Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Guizhou Province.

A reaper harvests hybrid rice seeds at a hybrid rice seed production base in Zhouping Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 11, 2022.

Villagers harvest hybrid rice seeds at a hybrid rice seed production base in Zhouping Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 11, 2022.

A villager harvests hybrid rice seeds at a hybrid rice seed production base in Zhouping Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 11, 2022.

A villager dries hybrid rice seeds at a hybrid rice seed production base in Zhouping Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 11, 2022