For the mechanical equipment of the picture, I wouldn't feel strange, it's called hand bediend tractors,by strictly speaking, it was out of the category of tractors , it's close to
a parable that may be iron bull!
In fact, some of the rural areas in southern China, such equipment can still easily use, because the fields in there were so small, the fields were also dispersed, the equipment is cheaper, easy to carry, but as the acceleration of urbanization, now, except for some of the rural land requisition compensation from the government, others may be the rental house didn't profit, the countryside not to plow now!
So the rest of the field can plant the vegetable,for relaxation when they felt boring! and just can said, It was the happiest days for some Chinese farmers.