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24 Solar Terms: 5 things you may not know about Grain Rain

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-04-20 05:08

24 Solar Terms: 5 things you may not know about Grain Rain

Chinese ink painting Spring Farming, by Zhou Hehe. [Photo/artron.net]

Key time for agriculture

Grain Rain brings a marked increase in temperature and rainfall and the grains grow faster and stronger. It's a key time to protect the crops from insect pests.

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