24 Solar Terms: Liqiu

　August 8, 2022

Aerial photo shows farmers planting water chestnuts in Dancun Village of Hezhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 7, 2022. Sunday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. [Xinhua/Liao Zuping]

A villager works in a field in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 7, 2022. [Xinhua/Li Hua]

Aerial photo shows a villager spreading ears of corn to dry in Qianjiang District of southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 7, 2022. [Xinhua/Yang Min]

Farmers work in a field in Shunshui Village of Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2022. [Xinhua/Peng Hua]

A villager picks chive flowers in Nanying Village of Zibo, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 7, 2022. [Xinhua/Zhao Dongshan]

A villager harvests herbs in Yiyuan County of Zibo, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 7, 2022. [Xinhua/Zhao Dongshan]

Aerial photo shows villagers picking tea leaves in Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 7, 2022. [Xinhua/Wang Huifu]

Farmers take care of chrysanthemums in a greenhouse in Shiliquan Village of Zaozhuang, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 7, 2022. [Xinhua/Sun Yang]

Aerial photo shows farmers collecting water caltrops in Qindong Township of Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 7, 2022. [Xinhua/Tang Dehong]

Farmers harvest rice in Wenling, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 7, 2022. [Xinhua/Liu Zhenqing]

Aerial photo shows farmers working in an eggplant field in Tuanjie Village of Yuqing County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 7, 2022. [Xinhua/Zhou Lei]

(Source: Xinhua)

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