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The Turkey-China Cultural Association, a large Chinese teaching institution in Turkey, held some events in Istanbul to celebrate UN Chinese Language Day on April 17. Many local teenagers are learning Chinese and Chinese culture online and offline through the association.
Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2022 shows farmers working in paddy fields in Qianguang Village of Zhujiachang Town in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Grain Rain, one of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calender, is arriving. Farmers across the country work hard in fields to make the most of the farming season.
The fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress held its opening meeting in Beijing on March 5, 2022. On March 5, Awakening of Insects, the third solar term in the lunar year, also started and will end on March 19 this year.
By:Zheng Qian | From:english.eastday.com | 2021-04-22 15:18 The sixth solar term–"grain rain" or "guyu" in Chinese–falls on April 20, marking the end of spring. As the old saying "Qingming ceases snow, grain rain ceases frost" implies, when this term arrives, cold weather finally ends, and the temperature starts to rise. Grain Rain originates from the saying that "rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains.” It is therefore a sound time for the growth of crops. Plenty of rainfall around the Grain Rain is suitable for planting cucumbers, eggplants, peppers, winter melo...
24 Solar Terms: 5 things you may not know about Grain Rain chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-04-20 10:55 Share [Photo/IC] The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Rain (Chinese: 谷雨), as the last term in spring, starts on April 20 and ends on May 4. Grain Rain originates from the old saying, "Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains," which shows that this period of rainfall is extremely important for the growth of crops. The Grain Rain signals the end of cold weather and a rapid rise in temperature. Here are ...