Ten photos from around China: June 2-8
Farmers plant rice at the Agricultural Research Institute in the Lixiahe Area of Jiangsu province on Monday, June 5, 2017. Mangzhong, which translates as Grain in Ear and means mature grain, is the ninth of the 24 solar terms and usually begins June 5, a time when the midsummer also gets underway. [Photo by MENG DELONG/XINHUA] |