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Villagers work in air drying corns in Qianpo Village of Yiyuan County, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 22, 2016. Thursday marked the 16th solar term Autumnal Equinox and farmers are busy in harvest and corn drying.(Xinhua/Zhao Dongshan)
Autumn Equinox, (Chinese: 秋分), the 16th solar term of the year, lies at the midpoint of autumn, dividing autumn into two equal parts. After that day, the location of direct sunlight moves to the south, making days shorter and nights longer in the northern hemisphere.
