There is a popular song in rural areas which goes, “Grain in Ear is the time for planting Xian rice (a kind of rice). Everyone in rural areas is getting busy. Both young and old people are in the farm fields. During Grain in Ear, wheat is about to fully ripe and be reaped. If rice cannot be planted in time (before the Summer Solstice), its yield will be affected. Cha cha cha.”

Translated by Chen Yanqiu

Editor: Wen Yi