#CHINA-LICHUN-FARMING WORK (CN)

#CHINA-LICHUN-FARMING WORK (CN)

Xinhua
04 Feb 2026, 19:15 GMT+

(260204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A villager waters the melon seedlings at Xiayi County in Shangqiu City, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 4, 2026. Wednesday marks "Lichun," or the Beginning of Spring, the first of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar. Traditionally, it is also a symbolic start of farming work for the new year. (Photo by Wang Gaochao/Xinhua)

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