Competition held between tractor operator and driverless rice transplanter in Dangyang, Hubei Province

Photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows a competitiontaking place between a tractor operator and a driverless rice transplanter in Liuhe Village, Dangyang City, Hubei Province. In recent years, Dangyang has placed high importance on agricultural development, actively promoting new agricultural technologies and machinery to increase the rate of mechanized rice transplanting. The city's mechanized rice transplanting area has now reached 150,000 mu (approximately 10,000 hectares), with an expected yield of 610 kilograms per mu, providing strong support for stable and increased grain production throughout the year. (Photo by Li Yalong for Hubei Daily)