红网时刻新闻记者 陈珉颖 任晔 陈奥男 长沙报道

Grain in ear，or Mang Zhong，the 9th of the 24 solar terms , is the only one makes direct mention of agriculture out of all Chinese solar terms. When it comes, the busy planting period each year will arrive. 

The time is going to rain. So farmers are racing to bring in the harvest before the rains come and plant seeds for the next season to make sure future harvests. 

There is a saying goes in China: Once the time of grain in ear passes, it will be no use planting. It highlights the significance of Mang Zhong.

In fact, the 24 solar terms were laid down by farmers about several years ago to regulate how the land was to be worked. Today, they’re still followed to the letter. What a magic way! 

  芒种，二十四节气中的第九个节气，也是唯一一个在名字上与农耕直接相关的节气。芒种的到来也意味着农忙开始了。

  每到芒种都会迎来降雨。在这之前，农民们会忙着收获已经成熟的小麦，还会种下下一季的种子，保证之后的丰收。

  中国有句古话：过了芒种，不可强种。这句话强调了芒种的重要性。

  事实上，二十四节气是几千年前由农民制定的用来规范土地的耕作方式。如今，他们仍然在严格遵守着这个规律。这是一种多么神奇的方式！