Source: Xinhuanet | 2017-08-18 14:35:01
"Liqiu", the 13th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, falls on August 7 this year, marking the withdrawal of summer and the beginning of autumn. Since then, as weather tends to cool down and autumn crops come into their crucial growing stage, the season of harvest arrives in many parts of China. Diligent Chinese farmers are busy farming and harvesting after "Liqiu', creating splendid autumn scenes in the countryside.
Farmers work in the fields in Jiazhai Township of Liaocheng City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 7, 2017. Chinese solar term "beginning of autumn" falls on Aug. 7 this year. (Xinhua/Zhao Yuguo)
Photo taken on Aug. 7, 2017 shows the air-dried hot pepper in Huangling Village of Wuyuan County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Hu Dunhuang)
A farmer airs the newly-harvested corns in Jinhe Village of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 7, 2017. (Xinhua/Qu Mingbin)
Farmers pick water chestnuts in Hubin Village of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 7, 2017. Chinese solar term "beginning of autumn" falls on Aug. 7 this year. (Xinhua/Li Yang)
A farmer picks sorghum in the fields in Yongxing Village of Luzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 7, 2017. Chinese solar term "beginning of autumn" falls on Aug. 7 this year. (Xinhua/Liu Xueyi)
Farmers pick tea leaves in Erlong Village of Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 7, 2017. Chinese solar term "beginning of autumn" falls on Aug. 7 this year. (Xinhua/He Chunyu)
A farmer airs Sichuan peppers in Wangjinzhuang Village of Shexian County, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 13, 2017. Local farmers were busy with picking Sichuan peppers as the harvest season of Sichuan pepper at Shexian County began recently. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)
Farmers harvest Hami melons at Santanghu Town in Kazak Autonomous County of Barkol, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 13, 2017. Hami melon, a popular cantaloupe, entered the harvest season here recently. (Xinhua/Polat)
Villagers air dry paddy in Guandong Village of Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2016. Thursday marked the 16th solar term Autumnal Equinox and farmers are busy in harvest and paddy drying.(Xinhua/Liu Zheng)