Xiaoshu, or Lesser Heat, fell on July 7 this year. It is the 11th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar and means the beginning of hot summer. Farmers are busy in the fields around Hunan Province in this agricultural season. The UAV photo, taken on July 6, shows farmers airing mat grass at Jinlong Village, Qidong County, Hengyang. (Photo/Cao Zhengping)

Xiaoshu, or Lesser Heat, fell on July 7 this year. It is the 11th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar and means the beginning of hot summer. Farmers are busy in the fields around Hunan Province in this agricultural season. The photo, taken on July 6, shows farmers cultivating rice seedlings at Daxin Village, Qiaotouhe Town, Lianyuan City. (Photo/Zhang Yang)

Xiaoshu, or Lesser Heat, fell on July 7 this year. It is the 11th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar and means the beginning of hot summer. Farmers are busy in the fields around Hunan Province in this agricultural season. The photo, taken on July 6, shows a farmer reaping rice crop with a harvester at Huaqiao Village, Jingzi Town, Shuangfeng County. (Photo/Zhang Yang)

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

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: Xinhua