#CHINA-GRAIN IN EAR-FARMING (CN)

(220606) -- YUPING, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers are busy working in rice paddies ahead of the day of "Mangzhong", or "Grain in Ear", in Shashuiping Village, Xindian Township of Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 5, 2022. This year's June 6 marks the arrival of "Mangzhong", or "Grain in Ear", the ninth of 24 solar terms on China's Lunar Calendar. It signifies the ripening of crops and is also a busy period for farmers. (Photo by Hu Panxue/Xinhua)