Many hands make light work, planting the new paddy takes a little more than an hour.

人多力量大，插秧的整个过程只持续了仅一个多小。

This year, they were late, so Gu and the other community elders have agreed that rice planting should be delayed accordingly.

然而今年，他们姗姗来迟，因而古老爹和其他族中长老一认为今年的插秧应当推迟。

Farmers plant rice, while people drink fresh tea to celebrate.

农民们忙着插秧，而人们则品茗，庆此。

As the Miao prepare their fields for planting, the swallows collect mud to repair their nests and chase after insects across the newly ploughed paddies.

当苗族人为了插秧而整备田地，燕子们或搜集修整巢穴用的泥巴，或穿越耕的稻田追逐昆虫。

And finally, dragon boat racing Dragon boat racing has a long history that completely predates Quyuan and is speculated was used in celebration for the summer rice planting season.

最后，赛龙舟 赛龙舟的历史完全早于屈原， 据推测是用来庆祝夏季插秧的。