Chinese Peasants Lament Due To the Heavy Snowfall in April

Date: April 9 & 10, 2020 Many Chinese people realized that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus is not the only disaster ravaging China. There are several videos of fires, explosions, massive dust storms, landslides and most recently in this month of April, there are a lot of videos of snow circulating on the Internet. On April 9, there were heavy snowfalls in both Shaanxi, Shandong, and Shanxi provinces. The following day, fruit farmers in Henan and Hebei Province also reported snowstorms. On April 9, there were heavy snowfalls in both Shaanxi, Shandong, and Shanxi provinces. The following day, fruit farmers in Henan and Hebei Province also reported snow storms. Location: Shaanxi Province Date: April 9, 2020 Lead: A woman with a Shaanxi accent blames the snow for arriving during the wrong time of the year. Woman: Hey, snow, if you’re going to arrive, you should’ve done it earlier instead of this time of year! You are falling from the sky when the flowers are blooming, even when some are in the buds. You are freezing these flowers and flower buds. See, they are hurt from the freezing cold. Why didn’t you... - Location: Neiqiu County, Hebei Province Man: It is April 10, 2020, and I am in Neiqiu County of Hebei Province. The apple trees are about to bloom… Dear Heaven, please bring more snow and let the temperature drop further, freeze these trees to death if that’s what you wish… - Lead: In a cherry orchard frozen by icicles, a peasant cited ancient folklore to describe the unusual year, 2020. Man: This year, the year of the rat, has an unusual solar term. It is said that grains would be as expensive as gold. It’s also a year with a leap lunar April, it would be unusually cold in spring and peasants may have to sell their children to survive. The outlook for peasants this year is quite gloomy. - Lead: In a field of rapeseed, rape blossoms were totally frozen by icicles. Man: What kind of year is this? Shortly after the epidemic was somewhat alleviated, then came very heavy snow. - Location: Anyang, Henan Province Man: This is Anyang of Henan Province, on April 10, 2020. After a very heavy snow, the ground is covered in white. The harvest this year will suffer from the freezing cold. This unusual weather… - Location: Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Date: April 10, 2020 - Lead: A pear orchard in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, was covered by snow. The snow on April 10 was even heavier than the snowfall in winter. - Location: Linyi, Shandong Province Date: April 9, 2020 Lead: Shandong Province is the number one agricultural base in China. - Location: Zhengzhou City, Henan Province Date: April 10, 2020