Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival

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The Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival is a festival established by China on June 21, 2018, and is held annually on the autumnal equinox of the lunar calendar. [1]

History

The festival was applied for by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in 2018 and was approved by the State Council of China on June 21 of the same year, becoming the first national-level festival established for farmers in China. [2] [3] The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Channel of China Central Television also started broadcasting on the Farmers' Harvest Festival in 2019. [4]

References

  1. "国务院关于同意设立"中国农民丰收节"的批复(国函〔2018〕80号)". 中国政府网. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  2. 白宛松. "我国设立"中国农民丰收节"_解读_中国政府网". www.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  3. "中國農民豐收節為何定在秋分?". Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  4. 石宁宁; 李伟 (2019-07-27). "CCTV-7国防军事频道将于8月1日正式开播". 中国军网. 解放军报. Archived from the original on 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-07-27.