“If there is little rainfall during Grain Buds time, there will also be little during the Rainy Season.” This is a saying that prevails in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Though difficult to understand, this saying subtly suggests that the amount of rainfall during Grain Buds affects the amount later during “Rainy Season.”

In Anhui, Jiangxi and Hubei provinces, there is a saying that goes, “if there is not enough rainfall in Grain Buds time, there may not be water later for washing dishes.” In Guangxi, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, another prevailing saying goes, “less raifall in Grain Buds time will bring droughts.” The importance of rainfall in Grain Buds can be seen clearly in these sayings.

Source: Weather China

Translated by Chen Yanqiu

Editor: Wen Yi