Grain growers across China have begun reaping their harvests after one year's hard work, and further boosting their income with advanced farming techniques and special farm products.

In southwest China's Yunnan Province, local crops entered the harvest period one after another. The demonstration rice fields in the province equipped with aerial seeding techniques and overall mechanized management, have beefed up their production efficiency this year.

Over 130,000 mu (about 8,667 hectares) of spring maize fields in the Xichou County in the southern part of the province are expecting a bumper harvest, with the yield expected to reach more than 40,000 tons. The high output can be attributed to new farming techniques such as soil testing, formula fertilization, and integrated plant disease and insect pest management.

"I planted eight mu (about 0.53 hectares) of maize this year, and my plants have yielded nearly 7,500 kilos, and even after being peeled into corn seeds, the yield is as high as 6,000-6,500 kilos," said Zhou Shirong, a maize farmer of Yaosa Village.

The amomum fruits from Menglian Dai, Lahu and Wa Autonomous County, cabbages from Gejiu City, and pears from Midu County have all grown ripe enough to be reaped. Those local specialties will bring a considerable amount of income to villagers.

"I picked 500 kilos last year, and have doubled it this year, with the yield expected to reach over 1,000 kilos," said Miyanbian (transliteration), an amomum fruit grower in Jingmao Village.

Amomum villosum is a plant of the ginger family, which is grown throughout southeast Asia and in south China. The plant is cultivated for its fruits, which dry into pods when mature and contain strongly aromatic seeds. It grows in the shade of trees, its pods are used in Chinese herbology to treat stomachache and dysentery and in Chinese cuisine for flavor.

The fragrant crisp pear in Midu is a special fruit only grown in the region. The matured fruits are thin and bright red, just like the face of a young girl.

At the other corner of the country, Daqing, an oil city in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has suffered from three waves of typhoon strikes this year. And the maize in local farmlands have lodging phenomenon in different degrees, threating the output.

The city agricultural authorities has specifically improved the agricultural harvesters. The modified machinery allows the corn harvester to reap lodged maize and secure enough corn seed yield.

"We have 319 farming machines in the whole district. After modifying 160 harvesters, we can reap the lodged maize. Then we continue the harvest according to the actual situations. The whole maize harvest can be done within one month," said Li Weimin, staffer of the agricultural and rural affairs bureau of the city's Datong District.

Farmers are earning more from harvests, thanks to agriculture-featured events.

A harvest festival was held on Sunday in Rongcheng, a coastal county-level city in east China's Shandong Province. Live performances included drums, fishermen's yangko, and cheerful lion dance performances.

Meanwhile, the fresh and unique farm products at the festival drew lots of visitors. Large farming machines, water-saving irrigation and other farming machines also won orders during the fair.

The city has emphasized high-quality rural development in recent years by expanding special farming, increasing investment and promoting brands.