June 5 of this year marks the arrival of "Mangzhong", or "Grain in Ear", the ninth of 24 solar terms on Chinese lunar calendar. It signifies that the early-season rice will enter the heading stage soon. Farmers are taking advantage of the fine weather to conduct field management in summer, ensuring a bumper harvest of early-season rice. The photo shows a farmer loading pesticides into an agricultural drone at Dajiangkou Village, Baiyashi Town, Dong'an County. (Photo/Cai Xiaoping and Huang Zhijiao) 

June 5 of this year marks the arrival of "Mangzhong", or "Grain in Ear", the ninth of 24 solar terms on Chinese lunar calendar. It signifies that the early-season rice will enter the heading stage soon. Farmers are taking advantage of the fine weather to intensify field management in summer, ensuring a bumper harvest of early-season rice. The photo shows a farmer operating a drone to spray pesticides on a field of early-season rice at Dajiangkou Village, Baiyashi Town, Dong'an County. (Photo/Cai Xiaoping and Huang Zhijiao) 

June 5 of this year marks the arrival of "Mangzhong", or "Grain in Ear", the ninth of 24 solar terms on Chinese lunar calendar. It signifies that the early-season rice will enter the heading stage soon. Farmers are taking advantage of the fine weather to intensify field management in summer, ensuring a bumper harvest of early-season rice. The photo shows a farmer operating a drone to spray pesticides on a field of early-season rice at Dajiangkou Village, Baiyashi Town, Dong'an County. (Photo/Cai Xiaoping and Huang Zhijiao) 

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

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunantoday