As the temperature continues to rise around the time of the Spring Equinox, the fourth term of the year which starts on March 20 and ends on April 3, farming activities are in full swing in Rongcheng, Shandong province.

A farmer holds fresh ginger he harvested in Tengjia town, Rongcheng, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Farmers harvest morchella at a modern plantation in Shangguan village, Yaxi town, Rongcheng, Shandong province on a spring day. Morchella is a famous edible and medical fungus. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Farmers plant potatoes on a spring day in Shanjia village, Tengjia town, Rongcheng, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An aerial view shows machines ploughing the land on a spring day in Rongcheng, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Farmers work in a field in Rongcheng, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Villagers spray pesticides in a field in Rongcheng, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Farmers dressed in traditional costumes pick spring tea leaves at a tea garden in Rongcheng, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]