
Participants pick up sacred rice seeds during the royal ploughing ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand, May 12, 2017. The annual event marks the beginning of the rice growing season in Thailand. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

Participants pick up sacred rice seeds during the royal ploughing ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand, May 12, 2017. The annual event marks the beginning of the rice growing season in Thailand. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)