Villagers work on a rice field ahead of traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (grain buds) which falls on May 20 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Shi Yalei)
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain buds, the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 20 this year, and ends on June 4. It means that the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe.
Villagers work on a rice field ahead of traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (grain buds) which falls on May 20 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Shi Yalei)
Villagers work on a rice field ahead of traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (grain buds) which falls on May 20 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Shi Yalei)
Villagers work on a rice field ahead of traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (grain buds) which falls on May 20 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Shi Yalei)
Villagers work on a rice field ahead of traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (grain buds) which falls on May 20 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Shi Yalei)