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Hunan Farmers Celebrate Harvest Festival

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On September 22, villagers use chili peppers and corns to form Chinese characters "庆丰收 (celebrate harvest)" to mark the eighth Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival at Quanfeng Village, Jinping Town, Jiahe County. 


The Chinese farmers' harvest festival is the first national festival created specifically for the country's farmers. Starting in 2018, the festival coincides with the Autumnal Equinox each year, which is one of the 24 solar terms of the Chinese lunisolar calendar and usually falls between Sept. 22 and 24 during the country's agricultural harvest season.


On September 22, villagers use chili peppers and corns to form Chinese characters "庆丰收 (celebrate harvest)" to mark the eighth Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival at Quanfeng Village, Jinping Town, Jiahe County. 


On September 22, villagers use chili peppers and corns to form Chinese characters "庆丰收 (celebrate harvest)" to mark the eighth Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival at Quanfeng Village, Jinping Town, Jiahe County. 


This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn. 

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday