It used to be called “loosing soil,” and it’s a rite of spring: The first plowing of the fields after the frozen ground of winter has thawed, and the soil is the consistency of chocolate cake — ...

In Linqu county, Weifang, East China's Shandong province, spring plowing season is underway. Farmers in the region are preparing the fields, focusing on the vibrant cabbage fields that sway gracefully ...