Shandong Culture

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

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2017-04-20

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.