#CHINA-SOLAR TERM-RAIN WATER-AGRICULTURE (CN)

#CHINA-SOLAR TERM-RAIN WATER-AGRICULTURE (CN)

(240219) -- BEIJING, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 19, 2024 shows farmers operating machines to plough fields in Shichuan Village, Guan'ge Township, Guang'an City of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Farmers across China are busy with agricultural production as the day of Yushui (Rain Water), the second of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, came on Monday this year. (Photo by Zhang Qifu/Xinhua)

#CHINA-LICHUN-FARM WORK (CN)

#CHINA-LICHUN-FARM WORK (CN)

(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man drives a tractor in a field in Yuanshi Town of Linshui County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 4, 2024. Sunday marks "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Zhang Qifu/Xinhua)

#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

(240123) -- BEIJING, Jan. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit a Spring Festival fair in Guang'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 23, 2024. Various events are held across the country in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 10 this year. (Photo by Zhang Qifu/Xinhua)

CHINA-QINGMING FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY (CN)

CHINA-QINGMING FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY (CN)

(230405) -- GUANG'AN, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play among flowers in Yuechi County of Guang'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 5, 2023. People come outdoors for leisure and enjoy the beauty of spring during the Qingming festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, on Wednesday. (Photo by Zhang Qifu/Xinhua)

#CHINA-CHUNFEN-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

#CHINA-CHUNFEN-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(230321) -- YUECHI, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers raise rice seedlings in Yuechi County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 21, 2023. Chunfen, or spring equinox, is an important date for Chinese farmers. Not only is it one of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar that reflect changes in the seasons, but it also signals the start of one of the year's busiest farming periods. This year, Chunfen falls on March 21, and farms across the country are already a hive of activity. (Photo by Zhang Qifu/Xinhua)

#CHINA-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

#CHINA-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(220419) -- GUANG'AN, April 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers work in rice paddies in Dacheng Village, Shiya Township, Yuechi County of Guang'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 19, 2022. April 20 marks Guyu, which literally means "grain rain," referring the sixth of the 24 solar terms created by ancient Chinese to carry out agricultural activities. (Photo by Zhang Qifu/Xinhua)

#CHINA-SPRING FARMING (CN)

#CHINA-SPRING FARMING (CN)

(220411) -- GUANG'AN, April 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A technician operates a farming machine in rice paddies in Nanqiao Village of Guang'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 11, 2022. Farmers across the country are busy with spring farming. (Photo by Zhang Qifu/Xinhua)

#CHINA-SPRING-JINGZHE-FLOWER (CN)

#CHINA-SPRING-JINGZHE-FLOWER (CN)

(220305) -- GUANG'AN, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take selfies amid flowers in Shimagou Village, Shiya Township, Yuechi County of Guang'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 4, 2022. Saturday marks the day of "Jingzhe" or "Awakening of Insects," the third of 24 solar terms on China's Lunar Calendar. It is believed to be the time for spring farming. (Photo by Zhang Qifu/Xinhua)