October 8, 2024 at 3:00 a.m
We ushered in the cold dew solar term
The temperature during the cold dew season is lower than that during the white dew season
The dew on the ground is colder
It's about to condense into frost
Cold dew season
Autumn has already entered most of the country
Three waits for cold dew
The ancients on the mainland divided the cold dew into three phases, one waited for the wild goose to come to guests, the second waited for the bird to enter the water for the clam, and the third waited for the chrysanthemum to have yellow flowers.
In the cold dew solar term, the wild geese line up in a line or herringbone and move south. When the ancients saw a lot of clams suddenly appearing on the beach, they saw that the stripes and colors of the shells were very similar to the birds, so they thought that the birds had become. "Chrysanthemum has yellow flowers" means that chrysanthemums have generally bloomed at this time.
Cold dew customs
Eat crabs
There is a saying that "the cold dew is on the feet, the frost is catching, the west wind is ringing, the crab feet are itchy", the taste of the cold crab is going to be "positive", "the navel in September, the tip in October", the female crab is full of eggs and the yellow paste is plump, it is the best season to eat female crabs.
Zhengqiu tea
"Looking for autumn tea after the cold dew", the tea picked in the first three days and the last four days of the cold dew every year is called "Zhengqiu tea", the autumn tea is the best in the autumn tea, and the cold dew tea has a unique sweet and mellow fragrance, especially loved by the old tea customers.
Fishing for autumn edges
Because the temperature drops rapidly in the cold and dew season, the sun is not exposed to the sun in the deep water, and the fish swim to the shallow water area with high water temperature, so there is a saying of "autumn fishing".
See the autumn leaves
In the cold dew season, the autumn breeze is blowing, the red leaves on the mountain are like a brocade, poetic and picturesque, strolling on the mountain forest path and looking into the distance, you will see clusters and pieces of red leaves.
Cold dew health
After the cold dew, the temperature will drop even lower at night, so pay special attention to keeping warm.
The temperature is decreasing day by day in the cold and dew season, and it is necessary to eat more sweet, light and moisturizing foods in the diet, and you can eat more walnuts, white fungus, radish, tomatoes, lotus roots, lilies, sand cucumbers, etc., which have the effect of nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness, and nourishing the stomach and invigorating the food, vegetables can choose winter melon, lotus root, white fungus, etc., as well as beans, fungi, kelp, seaweed, etc.
The cold dew has arrived, the weather is getting colder, and the autumn fog is gradually rising
"When the grass and trees are flourishing" is gradually becoming a thing of the past
The autumn music has reached its climax
Pleasant autumn days
Warm golden hues spread over the fields
The festival gives back to each one
Hard work
Image source: Window of the Capital Picture Beijing Contributed by: Yanqing District Culture and Tourism Bureau, Yuan Zifeng, Wang Yuxiang, Liu Yukui, Li Xiangming Text source: Beijing release, Cultural Tourism Beijing