A farmer works at a vineyard of Yaojing Chateau in Xiangfen county, Shanxi province. [Photo by Li Xianjun for chinadaily.com.cn]

As spring equinox, the fourth solar term of the traditional Chinese solar calendar, started on Tuesday, farmers went to work at a grape planting base of Yaojing Chateau in Xiangfen county, Shanxi province.

They are carrying out a series of spring agricultural management tasks, such as digging, building trellises, tying vines, spraying pesticides and removing buds on the base with an area of 233-hectares. They want to lay a good foundation for a high-yield harvest.

A farmer works at a vineyard of Yaojing Chateau in Xiangfen county, Shanxi province. [Photo by Li Xianjun for chinadaily.com.cn]

In recent years, Yaojing Chateau has made efforts to build a circular economy on the basis of integrating research and development, wine-making, wine-tasting, wine culture display, leisure and entertainment, ecological sightseeing and tourism.

Focusing on creating a new business model, it has stimulated the sustained growth of the local economy and helped local farmers find jobs and raise their incomes.

Farmers work at a vineyard of Yaojing Chateau in Xiangfen county, Shanxi province. [Photo by Li Xianjun for chinadaily.com.cn]