The photo, taken on April 19, shows villagers are busy arranging rice seedlings in the fields at Zhongxin Village, Xiaokou Town, Yueyang County. Local farmers make the most of farming season to carry out agricultural activities before Guyu or Grain Rain, so as to ensure an increase in grain output this year. (Photo/Gu Pengbo, Hunan Daily)

Gain Rain is the sixth of the 24 solar terms created by ancient Chinese to carry out agricultural activities. For the year of 2022, the day of Grain Rain falls on April 20.

The photo, taken on April 19, shows a busy farming scene around Guyu solar term. Farmers operated machine planting early-season rice seedlings in the fields of a specialized cooperative in Jizhen Village, Guanqiao Town, Liuyang City. This year the cooperative's early-season rice planting area has reached more than 1,100 mu (73 ha.) and the planting of early-season rice will be fully completed by the end of the month. (Photo/Peng Hongxia)

The photo, taken on April 19, shows villagers working in tobacco fields at Shuishi Village, Shuishi Town, Ningyuan County. As Guyu or Grain Rain comes, local farmers are busy with farming work including digging, planting, weeding, and rice transplanting. (Photo/Le Shuiwang)

The photo, taken on April 18, shows villagers transplanting rice seedlings at Shengji Village, Jingzi Town, Shuangfeng County. Spring is the best time to transplant rice seedlings. Local farmers are busy with farming work. The county plans to develop more than 400,000 mu (26,666 ha.) of early-season rice this year. Now 70% of early-season rice seedlings have been transplanted. (Photo/Li Jianxin)

The photo, taken on April 19, shows a villager transferring rice seedlings at a greenhouse in Liaojiang Town, Zixing City. As Guyu or Grain Rain comes, local farmers are busy with farming work by using agricultural machine and traditional farming methods. (Photo/Li Ke)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunantoday