24 solar terms in nature: Grain Buds

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Grain Buds is the eighth of the 24 solar terms on Chinese lunisolar calendar. When it arrives, rainfall increases across the country and temperature differences between north and south narrow. Grain Buds is also when all crops and other plants grow most exuberantly.

Watch this video provided by Weather China, an online weather service of the China Meteorological Administration, to find out more.

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