Spring ploughing starts in parts of China

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February 3 marks the start of spring, or "Lichun" in Chinese, which is the first of the 24 solar terms. Villagers in parts of China, including Jiangsu, Sichuan and Hainan provinces, started spring ploughing to mark the day and prayed for a good harvest in the new year.

A villager looks after her watermelon fields in E China's Jiangsu Province on February 2. /CFP

Farmers in Huaying, Sichuan Province start their annual spring ploughing ahead of "Lichun", wishing for favorable climate weathers and good harvests in the new year. /CFP

A farmer hand-pollinates cherry in E China's Shandong Province on February 2. /CFP

On February 2, villagers in E China's Anhui Province plant potatoes with the help of machines. /CFP

On February 2, farmers in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province prepare paddy fields ahead of the start of the Spring season. /CFP

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