Chinese stocks closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.67 percent to 4,096.6 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.74 percent lower at 14,067.5 points.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.64 percent to close at 3,208.58 points.
The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Chinese shares close lower Monday
With springtime agricultural activity in full swing across China, farmers are embracing new tech, adopting new irrigation equipment and selling their niche crops through live-streaming.
In northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, around a dozen huge pointer sprinklers are irrigating over 533 hectares of winter wheat fields in Kunyu City, located on the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert.
"We adopt pointer sprinklers controlled by intelligent terminals. The water supply is uniform, ensuring that the soil is thoroughly watered. The seedlings turn green quickly with strong tillers. Fertilization can be carried out along with irrigation. They help us to save labor, time and costs," said Cui Gangchuang, manager of a plantation base.
Greenhouse workers in Yuan'an County of central China's Hubei Province have been busy picking, sorting and packaging morel mushrooms.
"Now, the daily mushroom yield can exceed 5,000 kilograms. The output per mu is 40 percent more than last year," said Peng Gaoxiang, manager of the base.
Through e-commerce platforms, tender and plump morel mushrooms are selling well online, attracting a large number of tourists to go to the greenhouses in person for picking experiences.
"The quality of the morel mushrooms here is excellent. Today I picked one kilogram of morels," said Huang Hui, a tourist.
Farmers across China embrace technologies from irrigation to sale
