On August 7, villagers drove farming machines to harvest rice at Dapu Town, Hengdong County. As Liqiu, or the Beginning of Autumn, the 13th solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar, has begun, the county's middle-season rice has gradually ripened and entered the harvest season. Villagers are busy harvesting rice to ensure a bumper harvest. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Yan Lingli)

On August 7, a villager dried rice at Dapu Town, Hengdong County. As Liqiu, or the Beginning of Autumn, the 13th solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar, has begun, the county's middle-season rice has gradually ripened and entered the harvest season. Villagers are busy harvesting rice to ensure a bumper harvest. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Yan Lingli)

On August 7, a villager dried rice at Dapu Town, Hengdong County. As Liqiu, or the Beginning of Autumn, the 13th solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar, has begun, the county's middle-season rice has gradually ripened and entered the harvest season. Villagers are busy harvesting rice to ensure a bumper harvest. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Yan Lingli)

On August 7, a villager harvested rice at Dapu Town, Hengdong County. As Liqiu, or the Beginning of Autumn, the 13th solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar, has begun, the county's middle-season rice has gradually ripened and entered the harvest season. Villagers are busy harvesting rice to ensure a bumper harvest. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Yan Lingli)

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

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunantoday