There is a saying which goes, “Rivers are full during Grain Buds”. In its cryptic way, this saying means that there is a lot of rainfall in Grain Buds time in Southern China.

A prevalent saying in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River is that “when Grain Buds comes, wheat is about to mature.” But the precious wheat is threatened by dry and hot winds during this time, which may make grain fail to become full, thus leading to productivity reduction.

An old saying in South of the Yangtze River regions that goes, “Three kinds of machines (waterwheels, tankers and filatures) start in Grain Buds time and people are very busy,” suggests that people are getting busy with different kinds of farm work in Grain Buds time.

Source: Weather China

Translated by Chen Yanqiu

Editor: Wen Yi