The Beginning of Summer, or Lixia in Chinese, is the seventh solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar.
This solar term marks the point when everything has grown after the awakening of spring. It is also the time for early rice planting in many parts of China.
It's a goodbye to spring and a welcome to summer.
Feel the vitality and passion of outdoor exercising together with Xinhua images!
Photos by: Cai Ji'an, Hu Xingyu, Tang Yi, Sun Fei, Li Hua, Chen Xinbo, Mao Siqian, Song Yanhua, Zheng Jiayu
