Frost’s Descent marked in China
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows farmers planting garlic in Shangqiu, central China’s Henan Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Xu Zeyuan/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows a reaper harvesting rice in Hezhou, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Liao Zuping/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows farmers harvesting celery in Dongying, east China’s Shandong Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Liu Yunjie/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows farmers harvesting rice in Tengchong, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Gong Zujin/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows reapers harvesting rice in Yangzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows farmers harvesting rice in Taizhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Wang Huabin/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows reapers harvesting rice in Huzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Ni Lifang/Xinhua)
Farmers pick kiwi-fruits in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Oct. 23, 2025. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)
Farmers work on strawberry seedlings in Yongzhou, central China’s Hunan Province, Oct. 23, 2025. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Jiang Keqing/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows farmers picking tea leaves in Pu’er, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Yang Tingrong/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows farmers harvesting rice in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Chen Sanhu/Xinhua)
A farmer works with harvested corn in Binzhou, east China’s Shandong Province, Oct. 23, 2025. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows a reaper harvesting rice in Taizhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows farmers drying corn in Zaozhuang, east China’s Shandong Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Sun Zhongzhe/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows reapers loading harvested rice in Bozhou, east China’s Anhui Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Liu Qinli/Xinhua)
A farmer harvests persimmons in Nantong, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Oct. 23, 2025. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Zhai Huiyong/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows a reaper harvesting rice in Wuzhou, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by He Huawen/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows reapers harvesting rice in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Wu Zhengxiang/Xinhua)
This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows farmers harvesting rice in Kunshan, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)
This drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows a farmer drying paddy in Hengyang, central China’s Hunan Province. Thursday marks the Frost’s Descent. As the last solar term in autumn, Frost’s Descent signifies the upcoming winter. Days around Frost’s Descent are harvest time for most crops.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
