EP28 solar term the beginning of summer

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Every year around May 5th ,Chinese people welcome in the first summer solar term , the beginning of the summer , traditions include  eating meal with fresh harvest rice  .checking your  weights and give each other black rice with blessings  for another year . China is the third largest country in the world .its regional  climate conditions are a hugely diverse . In early May ,at the beginning of summer, the north seems to be still hovering the end of spring .  But the south have completely entered  the summer. GuangXi is located in the south of china, it is one of the most abundant areas for rainfall  in china.  ,this’s the perfect place for growing rice .  I’m here in Bama country ,GuangXi , to witness the annual rice  planting  festival This is very important ceremony hold on a day , that  marks the beginning of summer