A farmer drives a mechanized plow on a plot in a vegetable greenhouse in Feidong county, Hefei, Anhui province, on Feb 19. RUAN XUEFENG/XINHUA

As spring approaches, farmers in some parts of the country have already either started or are preparing to start plowing, while aquafarms are keeping busy along coastal areas. Our photographers have been out to capture the start of this year's farming season.

A worker moves a case of passion fruit sprouts at a sprout breeding center on a passion fruit plantation in Congjiang county, Guizhou province, on Feb 7. LONG MENGQIAN/FOR CHINA DAILY

A worker takes care of dendrobe sprouts at a breeding center in Congjiang, Guizhou, on Feb 7. LU ZHONGNAN/FOR CHINA DAILY

A villager drives a mechanized plow on a paddy field in Qinzhou city, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Feb 17. ZHANG AILIN/XINHUA

Workers harvest sugar cane on a plantation in Xuwen county, Zhanjiang city, Guangdong province, on Feb 14. LIU GUOXING/FOR CHINA DAILY