24 solar terms: 7 things you may not know about Major Heat

Peasants pull up and transplant rice seedlings in Wenling, Zhejiang province, August 2, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]

A season of harvesting and planting

During Major Heat, the sunshine, high temperatures, and heavy rainfall are good for agricultural crops. But like Minor Heat, many natural calamities such as floods, droughts and typhoons also happen during Major Heat. Therefore, it’s important to harvest and plant in time to avoid setbacks caused by natural disasters.