How to eat sweet potatoes? When does spring begin?

Sweet potatoes can be roasted and boiled. Beginning of spring in 2020: Tuesday, February 04, 2020, the eleventh day of the first month.

Beginning of spring is not only the first of the 24 solar terms, but also in nature and people's minds, "spring" means warm weather, flowers and birds, everything grows and seeds are sown in spring. The so-called "one year's plan lies in spring".

In the early spring, in the tropic of cancer and its vicinity, the weather is warm, everything begins to grow, temperature, sunshine, rainfall and so on. Often at the turning point of the year, it tends to rise or increase, and it can be clearly felt that the days are getting longer and the sun is getting warmer.

"beginning of spring" is a seasonal solar term, which marks the beginning of spring and represents warmth and growth. The geographical dividing line between winter and spring is on the line from Guilin, Guangxi to Ganzhou, Jiangxi. When spring begins to celebrate festivals, the area south of this line has the smell of spring.

"Sweet potato is rich in protein, which is a mixture of polysaccharide and protein. It has a special protective effect on human body, and can keep the lubrication of digestive tract, respiratory tract, joint cavity and membrane cavity and the elasticity of blood vessels. Because this substance can prevent arteriosclerosis caused by the deposition of substances on the arterial wall, it can prevent the atrophy of connective tissue of organs such as liver and kidney, slow down the aging of human organs and improve the immunity of the body. Sweet potato also contains glycoprotein, which has good anti-mutation, hypolipidemic and immune enhancement effects. "