The irrigation discharge gates of a number of water outlets, including the Donggan Canal and the Beigan Canal for the Mengshan Reservoir in the Wenchang Lake area – located in Zibo city, in East China's Shandong province – have been opened in succession since March.

As a result, vital irrigation of farmland has now been carried out for a month.

It's expected that this will effectively help increase crop yields and the incomes of farmers. So, let's take a look at the exciting scenes showing the spring irrigation.

[Video provided to chinadaily.com.cn]