Anmiao is a traditional farming activity in southern Anhui Province that has been in existence since the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Every year when the solar term Grain in Ear comes, after people have planted rice, they hold this sacrificial ceremony in order to pray for good harvests in the fall. People make different forms of bread from wheat flour and colorize them with vegetable juice. Then the bread is used as a sacrificial offering to pray for a good harvest and people's safety.

Source: Weather China

Translated by Chen Yanqiu

Editor: Wen Yi