(250511) -- TONGLIAO, May 11, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2025 shows farmers operating tractors equipped with Beidou navigation system for plowing in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Benefiting from May's timely rainfalls, Tongliao, a granary of eastern Inner Mongolia, has entered the peak period of corn sowing. It is reported that Tongliao's corn planting area in 2025 is expected to reach 20 million mu (approximately 1.33 million hectares), an increase of 180,000 mu (12,000 hectares) compared to the previous year. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)