The start of Summer is the 7th of 24 solar terms,begins on May 5 and ends on May 21 this year.The temperature  will rise quickly and rainfall will increase during this period.

Here are some pictures  show about the Start of Summer in Diqing highland.(photo by Yu Fuquan)

A frog hides behind the leaves.

A bee stops on the wheat.

The pomegranate is blossoming.

A growing Pueraria lobata.