Farming officials inspect young rice plants at a rice farm in Icheon, Gyeonggi, on Monday, three days ahead of "gogwoo." Gogwoo, one of the 24 seasons in the lunar calendar, means the rainfall season for seeding.
A flock of sparrows finds a meal in a rice field in Hamyang County, South Gyeongsang, on Thursday after a break in the rain.
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