
A participant shows sacred rice seeds picked up from the ground 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)

A participant shows sacred rice seeds picked up from the ground 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)