The photo, taken on February 19, shows villagers harvesting editable fungus at Huangshaxi Village, Zhongshan Neighborhood, Xintian County. The edible fungus enter the harvest season in the county when Yushui, or Rain Water, the 2nd of the 24 Chinese solar terms, started on the day. Local farmers are busy picking edible fungus in good weather to ensure a bumper harvest. (Photo/Chen Zhining, Liu Guixiong)

The photo, taken on February 19, shows farmers ploughing fields at Quanjiatang Village, Baimadu Town, Daoxian County. Yushui, or Rain Water, the 2nd of the 24 Chinese solar terms, started on the day. Local farmers are busy with spring farmwork, such as ploughing, seedling planting, sowing, weeding, and fertilizing. (Photo/Zhou Fenglian, Wen Yun)

The photo, taken on February 19, shows farmers harvesting colocasia esculenta, or Chinese taro, at Liuqijia Village, Tafeng Town, Lanshan County. In recent years, the county has developed large-scale taro planting with its plantations exceeding 20,000 mu (1,334 ha.). It promoted taro overwintering cultivation techniques to extend taros' growth cycle, which helped avoid marketing peak and increase farmers' incomes. (Photo/Peng Hua)

The photo, taken on February 19, shows a beekeeper checking a beehive at Houwan Village, Qiaotouhe Town, Lianyuan City. Flowers are blooming as the weather gets warmer. Local beekeepers are busy collecting honey with their bees, to welcome a prosperous "sweet economy". (Photo/Zhang Yang)

The photo, taken on February 19, shows farmers busy with floating seedling cultivation in a greenhouse at Muyuping Village, Da'an Township, Longshan County. In recent years, the county has promoted the technique of floating seedling cultivation in greenhouse for tobacco and vegetable planting. This technique can help elevate efficiency, improve seedling quality, and increase production. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)

The photo, taken on February 19, shows agricultural technicians explaining chili growing knowledge to a farmer of the agricultural cooperative at the cucurbits and vegetables plantation in Lingling District, Yongzhou. More than 100 agricultural technical personnel were sent to the agricultural cooperatives in the district recently to guide the farmers through spring ploughing, sowing, and other farmwork. (Photo/Yang Wanli, Chen Bin)

The photo, taken on February 19, shows farmers purchasing seedlings at a farmers' market in Qianzhou, Jishou City. Yushui, or Rain Water, the 2nd of the 24 Chinese solar terms, started on the day. Local farmers came to the market to purchase seedlings to prepare for spring ploughing and agricultural production. (Photo/Peng Biao)

The photo, taken on February 19, shows farmers busy with farmwork at Baidishi Town, Qidong County. Yushui, or Rain Water, the 2nd of the 24 Chinese solar terms, started on the day. Local farmers are busy carrying out seasonal farmwork. (Photo/Cao Zhengping, Fu Jiaolong)

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

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday