Farmers across China busy with field work on Chushu solar term

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 23, 2025 shows farmers harvesting marigold flowers in Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Saturday marks the Chushu of the solar terms. Farmers across the country are busy working in the fields. (Photo by Gong Zujin/Xinhua)

A villager picks chive flowers in the field in Qingzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 23, 2025. Saturday marks the Chushu of the solar terms. Farmers across the country are busy working in the fields. (Photo by Wang Jilin/Xinhua)

Farmers work in a field in Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 23, 2025. Saturday marks the Chushu of the solar terms. Farmers across the country are busy working in the fields. (Photo by Zhang Xiaofeng/Xinhua)

A farmer airs grain in Yongzhou City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 23, 2025. Saturday marks the Chushu of the solar terms. Farmers across the country are busy working in the fields. (Photo by Jiang Keqing/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 23, 2025 shows farmers controlling drones to conduct a spraying operation in a field in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province. Saturday marks the Chushu of the solar terms. Farmers across the country are busy working in the fields. (Photo by Liu Yunjie/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 23, 2025 shows a helicopter conducting a spraying operation at a farm in Shuangyashan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Saturday marks the Chushu of the solar terms. Farmers across the country are busy working in the fields. (Photo by Xu Hongyu/Xinhua)