Farmers busy with their work upon Chinese solar term Xiaoman
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Farmers transplant seedlings in a paddy rice field in Jiaji Town of Qionghai City, south China’s Hainan Province, May 21, 2025. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Meng Zhongde/Xinhua)
A farmer takes care of green onions at a field in Qingzhou City, east China’s Shandong Province, May 21, 2025. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Wang Jilin/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows farmers transporting rice seedlings in a field in Fengnan District in Tangshan, north China’s Hebei City. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Li Xiuqing/Xinhua)
A drone monitors soil moisture conditions after rice transplanting at an agriculture demonstration zone of a farming company under the Beidahuang Group’s branch in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, May 21, 2025. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Wang Jinbin/Xinhua)
A farmer checks the growth of wheat in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County in Lijiang City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, May 21, 2025. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Zhao Qingzu/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows farmers transplanting rice seedlings in a paddy rice field in Gaohu Town of Hengdong County, Hengyang City, central China’s Hunan Province. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua)
Farmers sorts and pack garlic in Kaifeng City, central China’s Henan Province, May 21, 2025. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Shi Fei/Xinhua)
A farmer harvests green beans at a vegetable farm in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of southwest Yunnan Province, May 21, 2025. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)
An aerial photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows farmers competing during a seedling transplanting competition in Lianghekou Town of Zigui County, Yichang City of central China’s Hubei Province. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Wang Gang/Xinhua)
A crop protection drone applies fertilizer over a paddy rice field of a farming company under the Beidahuang Group’s branch in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, May 21, 2025. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Li Xing/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows farmers plowing the farmland in Baimadu Town of Daoxian County in Yongzhou City, central China’s Hunan Province. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by He Hongfu/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows farmers harvesting cole in a field in Lixiahe, east China’s Jiangsu Province. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)
Farmers transplant rice seedlings at the paddy fields in Jinning District of Kunming City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, May 21, 2025. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Song Guangxu/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows farmers cultivating rice seedlings at the paddy fields in Lianyungang City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. The traditional Chinese solar term Xiaoman (Grain Buds) falls on May 21 this year, indicating that grain seeds are becoming full. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)
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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.…
