Farmers across China celebrated the annual Harvest Festival on Monday, which also marks the autumnal equinox. In central China's Henan Province, local residents gathered on Sunday to share Chinese doughnuts, a folk tradition to celebrate harvest. /VCG Photo

In northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local farmers laid out chili peppers and corn ears from their harvest to form a gigantic Chinese national flag pattern. /VCG Photo

Farmers in east China's Zhejiang Province performed the dragon dance in the rice field to celebrate the Farmers' Harvest Festival on Monday. /VCG Photo

Villagers in east China's Anhui Province put baskets of chili peppers and corn in the sun to get their harvest dry. /VCG Photo

A celebratory parade was held in east China's Zhejiang Province as farmers dress in folk clothes and show off their farming equipment. /VCG Photo