"Grain in Ear", 9th solar term, signifies a busy farming period (5)

Farmers are busy working in a maize field ahead of the day of "Mangzhong", or "Grain in Ear", in Huangshan Township, Yulong County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan 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 Zhao Qingzu/Xinhua)