Heilongjiang Province Main Event Kicks Off to Celebrate Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival
Heilongjiang Harvest Festival main event featured many highlights, with intelligent agricultural machinery and unmanned harvesters working on the same field See how the main grain-producing region showcases premium black soil products, smart agriculture, and a bountiful harvest feast
The main event in Heilongjiang Province for the 2026 China Farmers' Harvest Festival kicked off on the 23rd at Yanjiagang Farm in Harbin. At the site, driverless harvesters and smart agricultural machines worked simultaneously in the rice paddies, showcasing local achievements in agricultural mechanization and digital production.
As an important major grainproducing region in China, Heilongjiang achieved a total grain output of 82.003 billion kilograms in 2025 and has ranked first nationwide for 16 consecutive years. This event centered on “Enjoy the Harvest, Celebrate the Harvest, Revel in the Harvest,” highlighting progress in safe grain production, highquality varieties for cold regions, modern farm machinery, premium blacksoil products, customized agriculture, and smart agriculture development.
The event also featured a special agricultural products exhibition area and a grand harvest feast, and attracted public participation through fun farming experiences such as catching fish in paddy fields and carrying grain on shoulder poles. In addition to the main event, Heilongjiang Province also coordinated with 13 cities and prefectures to simultaneously hold 60 grassroots activities celebrating the harvest.