A combine harvester moves through a wheat field in Xiqijidong village, Jimo district, Qingdao, Shandong province, on June 16, as farmers race to bring in the ripened crop during the summer harvest season. [Photo by Zhang Tao/for chinadaily.com.cn]

The roar of combine harvesters echoes across the golden wheat fields of Jimo district in Qingdao, Shandong province, as more than 41,300 hectares of wheat have entered the harvest season.