Chushu, or the End of Heat, the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, falls on August 23 this year. 

As Chushu solar term begins, Hunan's grain production has shifted the focus to harvest of middle-season rice and field management for late-season rice. The photo shows a farmer reaping rice with a harvester in Shitan Township, Hengdong County. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Liu E) 

As Chushu solar term begins, Hunan's grain production has shifted the focus to harvest of middle-season rice and field management for late-season rice. The photo shows a farmer reaping rice with a harvester in Shitan Township, Hengdong County. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Liu E) 

As Chushu solar term begins, Hunan's grain production has shifted the focus to harvest of middle-season rice and field management for late-season rice. The photo shows a farmer reaping rice with a harvester in Shitan Township, Hengdong County. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Liu E) 

As Chushu solar term begins, Hunan's grain production has shifted the focus to harvest of middle-season rice and field management for late-season rice. The photo shows farmers drying rice in Shitan Township, Hengdong County. (Photo/Cao Zhengping and Liu E)

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

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday