Frost's Descent, or "Shuangjiang," the 18th solar term, falls on October 23 this year. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost's Descent signifies the upcoming winter. It's the harvest time for most crops and the weather is gradually getting colder.

During this period, farmers in Shuangfeng County are busy with autumn ploughing, sowing, and farm management, creating a busy scene in the fields. The photo, taken on October 23, shows a farmer harvesting late-season rice with a harvester at Qingquan Village, Heye Town, Shuangfeng County. (Photo/Li Jianxin)

Frost's Descent, or "Shuangjiang," the 18th solar term, falls on October 23 this year. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost's Descent signifies the upcoming winter. It's the harvest time for most crops and the weather is gradually getting colder.

During this period, farmers in Hengdong County are busy with autumn ploughing, sowing, and farm management, creating a busy scene in the fields. The photo, taken on October 23, shows a farmer harvesting late-season rice with a harvester in Xialiu Town, Hengdong County. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Li Yongmin)

Frost's Descent, or "Shuangjiang," the 18th solar term, falls on October 23 this year. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost's Descent signifies the upcoming winter. It's the harvest time for most crops and the weather is gradually getting colder.

During this period, farmers in Jiangyong County are busy with autumn ploughing, sowing, and farm management, creating a busy scene in the fields. The photo, taken on October 23, shows a farmer harvesting late-season rice with a harvester at Jielongqiao Village, Xiaopu Town, Jiangyong County. (Photo/Tian Rurui)

Frost's Descent, or "Shuangjiang," the 18th solar term, falls on October 23 this year. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost's Descent signifies the upcoming winter. It's the harvest time for most crops and the weather is gradually getting colder.

During this period, farmers in Daoxian County are busy with autumn ploughing, sowing, and farm management, creating a busy scene in the fields. The photo, taken on October 23, shows farmers harvesting late-season rice with a harvester at Baishizhai Village, Shouyan Town, Daoxian County. (Photo/He Hongfu)

Frost's Descent, or "Shuangjiang," the 18th solar term, falls on October 23 this year. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost's Descent signifies the upcoming winter. It's the harvest time for most crops and the weather is gradually getting colder.

During this period, farmers in Longshan County are busy with autumn ploughing, sowing, and farm management, creating a busy scene in the fields. The photo, taken on October 23, shows farmers busy working in strawberry greenhouses at Zhengnan Community, Shigao Neighborhood, Longshan County. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)

Frost's Descent, or "Shuangjiang," the 18th solar term, falls on October 23 this year. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost's Descent signifies the upcoming winter. It's the harvest time for most crops and the weather is gradually getting colder.

During this period, farmers in Dong'an County are busy with autumn ploughing, sowing, and farm management, creating a busy scene in the fields. The photo, taken on October 23, shows a farmer loading harvested rice onto a truck at Youjiangqiao Village, Baiyashi Town, Dong'an County. (Photo/Cai Xiaoping and Mi Jiaming)

Frost's Descent, or "Shuangjiang," the 18th solar term, falls on October 23 this year. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost's Descent signifies the upcoming winter. It's the harvest time for most crops and the weather is gradually getting colder.

During this period, farmers in Jiahe County are busy with autumn ploughing, sowing, and farm management, creating a busy scene in the fields. The photo, taken on October 23, shows farmers ploughing a field with an agricultural machine at Xiache Village, Jinping Town, Jiahe County. (Photo/Huang Chuntao)

Frost's Descent, or "Shuangjiang," the 18th solar term, falls on October 23 this year. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost's Descent signifies the upcoming winter. It's the harvest time for most crops and the weather is gradually getting colder.

During this period, farmers in Jishou City are busy with autumn ploughing, sowing, and farm management, creating a busy scene in the fields. The photo, taken on October 23, shows farmers busy working in strawberry greenhouses at Pinglang Village, Aizhai Town, Jishou City. (Photo/Liu Zhenjun)

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

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday