As Chushu, the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, began from August 22 this year, farmers are busy seizing the time to carry out farmwork. The photo shows farmers driving large harvesters to reap corns at a 1000-mu (66.7 hectares) corn plantation in Yitang Town, Lengshuitan District, Yongzhou. (Photo/Lei Zhongxiang)
As Chushu, the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, began from August 22 this year, farmers are busy seizing the time to carry out farmwork. The photo shows villagers driving a harvester to reap rice in Lingguan Town, Qidong County. (Photo/Zeng Zhengping and Zeng Weiyu)
As Chushu, the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, began from August 22 this year, farmers are busy seizing the time to carry out farmwork. The photo shows a farmer driving a harvester to reap rice in Fengjia Community, Dongmen Neighborhood, Daoxian County. (Photo/He Hongfu)
As Chushu, the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, began from August 22 this year, farmers are busy seizing the time to carry out farmwork. The photo shows a farmer reaping rice in Dongjiang Village, Hongtangying Yao Township, Daoxian County. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)
As Chushu, the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, began from August 22 this year, farmers are busy seizing the time to carry out farmwork. The photo shows a farmer drying sweet potatoes in Huziyan Community, Shangguan Neighborhood, Daoxian County. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)
As Chushu, the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, began from August 22 this year, farmers are busy seizing the time to carry out farmwork. The photo shows farmers picking chili peppers in Daping Village, Qingshuiping Town, Baojing County. (Photo/Yu Caihua)
As Chushu, the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, began from August 22 this year, farmers are busy seizing the time to carry out farmwork. The photo shows a farmer weeding a strawberry seedling farm in Xiping Village, Loudi. (Photo/Wu Yonghua)
As Chushu, the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, began from August 22 this year, farmers are busy seizing the time to carry out farmwork. The photo shows a farmer harvesting lotus roots in Shiqiao Village, Liangshitang Neighborhood, Shaodong City. (Photo/Li Shijin)
As Chushu, the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, began from August 22 this year, farmers are busy seizing the time to carry out farmwork. The photo shows farmers drying rice in Gulao Village, Longtan Town, Huayuan County. (Photo/Long Enze)
As Chushu, the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, began from August 22 this year, farmers are busy seizing the time to carry out farmwork. The photo shows a farmer ploughing the field to prepare for sowing carrot seeds in Wuji Town, Hengdong County. (Photo/Xiao Yahui)
As Chushu, the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, began from August 22 this year, farmers are busy seizing the time to carry out farmwork. The photo shows a farmer spraying pesticide in a ratoon rice field in Dongtianyan Village, Cennan Town, Lixian County. (Photo/Bai Yipu)
This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.
Translator: Pang Yuehui
Chinese source: hunantoday
