The journey of a grain of rice: from field to table

Photo taken on July 20, 2022 shows a farmer preparing for the seed germination in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

NANCHANG, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Have you ever wondered how the journey of a grain of rice from a seed in the field to the fragrant steamed rice on one's table gradually unfolds?

Each grain of rice served on human's dining-table has gone through a series of operations from the paddy fields to processing plants.

A photographer pictured the production process of rice in east China's Jiangxi Province from July to October, presenting the journey of rice before the upcoming World Food Day, an international day marked worldwide every year on Oct. 16.

Photo taken on July 20, 2022 shows a farmer displaying rice seedlings in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Photo taken on July 20, 2022 shows an unmanned rice transplanter transplanting rice seedlings in a paddy field in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2022 shows rice that has entered the grain filling stage in a paddy field in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2022 shows a farmer operating a drone to spread fertilizer on a paddy field in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows ripe rice in a paddy field in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Aerial photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows an unmanned harvester harvesting ripe rice in a paddy field in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows dried rice at a grain plant in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows unhusked rice being processed in a huller at a grain plant in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows a worker displaying processed rice at a grain plant in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows a technical staff testing on processed rice at a grain plant in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2022 shows a worker delivering packed rice out from storage at a grain plant in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

@Photo taken on Oct. 13, 2022 shows a bowl of steamed rice at the home of a local resident in Nanchang City, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)■@(color:rgb(51,127,229);)