Dashu, or Major Heat, the last solar term of summer in the Chinese lunar calendar, began on July 22 this year. The farmers in Daoxian County are busy ploughing fields while transplanting rice seedlings in recent days, in spite of a scorching heat. The photo shows farmers ploughing paddy fields in Zhangwufang Village, Baimadu Town, Daoxian County on that day. (Photo/He Hongfu)

Dashu, or Major Heat, the last solar term of summer in the Chinese lunar calendar, began on July 22 this year. The farmers in Jiangyong County are busy reaping early-season rice while transplanting late-season rice seedlings in recent days. The photo shows a farmer driving a harvester to reap early-season rice in Jielongqiao Village, Xiaopu Town, Jiangyong County on that day. (Photo/Tian Rurui)

Dashu, or Major Heat, the last solar term of summer in the Chinese lunar calendar, began on July 22 this year. As the early-season rice has entered the harvest season in Daoxian County in recent days, local farmers are busy reaping the crop while transplanting late-season rice seedlings. The photo shows farmers driving harvesters to reap early-season rice in Jiangjialing Village, Xianzijiao Town, Daoxian County on that day. (Photo/He Hongfu)

The photo, taken on July 17, shows farmers reaping early-season rice with harvesters in Hubo Village, Luoqiao Town, Changning City. As the paddy fields in the city have entered the "Shuangqiang" stage in recent days, farmers are hurriedly harvesting early-season rice while transplanting late-season rice seedlings, so as to ensure a bumper harvest this year. (Photo/Liu Donghua)

The photo, taken on July 10, shows farmers unloading the harvested rice in Qingquan Village, Heye Town, Shuangfeng County. In recent years, the county has steadily enhanced mechanization in the whole course of rice production. Agricultural machinery has undertaken more and more farm work in the "Shuangqiang" stage. (Photo/Li Jianxin)

The photo, taken on July 13, shows farmers driving an agricultural machine to transplanting late-season rice seedlings in Jinqiao Town, Qidong County, Hengyang City. In midsummer days, the early-season rice in the city has entered harvest season successively while late-season rice seedlings need to be transplanted. In spite of a scorching heat, local farmers are busy reaping early-season rice while transplanting late-season rice seedlings in paddy fields. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Yan Lingli)

Dashu, or Major Heat, the last solar term of summer in the Chinese lunar calendar, began on July 22 this year. The farmers in Daoxian County are busy ploughing fields while transplanting late-season rice seedlings in recent days, in spite of a scorching heat. The photo shows farmers ploughing paddy fields in Dapu Town, Hengdong County on that day. (Photo/ Cao Zhengping and Yan Lingli)

The photo, taken on July 14, shows a farmer driving a harvester to reap early-season rice in Changjiangyu Village, Gongba Town, Daoxian County. In midsummer days, the 270,000 mu (about 18,009 hectares) of early-season rice has entered harvest season. Local farmers make the most of the sunny days, hurriedly harvesting early-season rice while transplanting late-season rice. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)

The photo, taken on July 13, shows a farmer drying early-season rice in Jinqiao Town, Qidong County. The early-season rice in Hengyang has entered harvest season successively in midsummer. Local farmers are hurriedly harvesting early-season rice while transplanting late-season rice in spite of scorching heat. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Yan Lingli)

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

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday