Look! Heat and vapor are calling us into the dog days of this summer. Taking boat trips in the lake to enjoy the lotus are excellent choices to beat the heat. This is also one of the busiest and most crucial times of the year for farming activities, not only to prepare for the summer harvest, but also for the fall harvest.

The picture shows that people were delivering the summer boat in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China, which is one of summer folkloric activities. Photoed by GE Jiayi

Farmers were picking “space pumpkins” at an ecological farm in Qiantang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Photoed by YAO Xinyu

After entering the Dog Days, some cisticola juncidis took a break on a wheat ear in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. Photoed by YU Miao

During Major Heat, a lotus smiled in the water in Beijing, China. Photoed by LIU Rui

On July 18, agricultural meteorological technicians from Xuchang Meteorological Office, Henan, China went to the fields and carry out autumn crop surveys to lay the foundation for a good autumn grain harvest. Photoed by WANG Chen

Editor: JIANG Zhiqing