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Ningxia, China.
Harvesting golden wheat on the terraced soil of the Loess Plateau. Here the harvest is still done by hand and tied in bundles to dry before threshing at home for family consumption. Farming in hilly country like this is labor-intensive, and farmers are finding their fields difficult to maintain as children migrate to the cities for higher-paying jobs.

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Ningxia, China. <br />
Harvesting golden wheat on the terraced soil of the Loess Plateau. Here the harvest is still done by hand and tied in bundles to dry before threshing at home for family consumption. Farming in hilly country like this is labor-intensive, and farmers are finding their fields difficult to maintain as children migrate to the cities for higher-paying jobs.