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· The Rice-Planting Song (2010-06-04)
There is a popular song in rural areas which goes, “Grain in Ear is time for planting Xian rice (a kind of rice).
· Several Farm Sayings about Grain in Ear (2010-06-04)
Grain in Ear and the Summer Solstice are full of rainfall. If not, droughts will happen.
· Heng xi tang chun xiao by Yu Siliang (2010-06-04)
Heng xi tang chun xiao is a poem written by Yu Siliang, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty.
· Getting Busy with Planting (2010-06-04)
There is a saying which goes “getting busy with planting in Grain in Ear period”. In Chinese, Grain in Ear is “Mang zhong”.
· Yu zhi tang tan hui by Xu Yingmi (2010-06-04)
Xu Yingmi of the Ming Dynasty wrote, “Plum Rains season comes after Grain in Ear and ends after the summer solstice” in Yu zhi tang tan hui.
· Three Things to Look for During Grain in Ear (2010-06-04)
Three things await you in Grain in Ear. The first is the birth of mantises. The second is that butcherbirds begin to twitter. The third thing is that mockingbirds stop twittering.
 
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