(260420) -- TONGLIAO, April 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A farmer drives agricultural machinery to plough the fields in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner of Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 19, 2026. The ploughing work in Tongliao, a granary of eastern Inner Mongolia, is drawing to a close ahead of the peak period of corn sowing. It is learned that Tongliao's corn planting area in 2026 is expected to reach 20 million mu (1.33 million hectares). (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)