Dongying city in Shandong province recently started its annual wheat harvest.

Located in the delta where the Yellow River, also known as China's mother river, sits, Dongying is an important oil base in China and an advanced grain production base in Shandong.

Machines harvest wheat in Dongying, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Wheat harvest season starts in early June in Dongying, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An aerial photo shows a vast field of ripe wheat in Dongying, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A farmer harvests wheat in Dongying, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An aerial photo shows a wheat field in Dongying, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An aerial photo shows a machine harvesting wheat in early June in Dongying, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Dongying starts its annual wheat harvest in early June. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Harvesters operate in wheat fields in Dongying, Shandong province in early June. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]