An aerial photo shows a wheat field ready for harvest in Yuncheng, Shanxi province. [Photo by Gao Xinsheng for chinadaily.com.cn]

As xiao man, or "grain buds", the eighth solar term of the traditional Chinese solar calendar, started on Sunday, farmers in Yuncheng, Shanxi province, are looking forward to a bumper harvest of winter wheat.

A farmer works in a wheat field in Yuncheng, Shanxi province. [Photo by Gao Xinsheng for chinadaily.com.cn]

They are busy working in the golden waves of wheat, which form unique landscapes.

Winter wheat planting in the city reaches over 292,666 hectares. The harvest will start in late May.

Farmers work in a wheat field in Yuncheng, Shanxi province. [Photo by Gao Xinsheng for chinadaily.com.cn]