Chinese farmers prepare "nutrition cups", bundles of soil wrapped in plastic films, to nourish cucumbers in the field in Dali Village, Zhaoping County of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sunday, January 15, 2006. The farmers in the subtropical region are entering the busy farming season in January.

A Chinese farmer manures a spinage field in Dali Village, Zhaoping County.

A Chinese farmer works in the field.

(China Daily January 16, 2006)