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The meaning of twenty-four solar terms and summer heat
2. The average temperature in the south of China is around 26℃ in summer, which is already midsummer. All localities have also entered the season with the most thunderstorms, often accompanied by strong winds, heavy rains and sometimes hail. Most areas in the south are flooded in the east and west, so drought and flood control measures must be taken as soon as possible to minimize the harm. In most agricultural areas of China, crops in China have entered a vigorous growth stage after the harvest in May of the lunar calendar and before and after the light summer, except for winter and spring wheat harvested in Northeast and Northwest China. Farming is mainly a variety of field management work, and topdressing and pest control should be carried out according to the growth.
There was a custom of "eating new things" in the past summer. "Fresh food" means grinding new dozen rice and wheat into powder, making all kinds of cakes and noodles, which are shared by neighbors and villagers to express their desire for a bumper harvest. At the same time, these new goods should also prepare a sacrifice for their ancestors, and please bless the good weather.
4. After the slight summer heat, the head heat wave of "dog days" hit. Northerners are used to drinking porridge in summer, mainly for clearing away heat and heatstroke and regulating the stomach. Fried mung bean sprouts have become the first choice for side dishes. There is also the custom of "eating lotus root in summer" in many places, because lotus root has an appetizing effect and is suitable for eating in summer. Su Dongpo, a poet, called watermelon "ice slurry fairy liquid", which can clear the heart after eating it. Although light summer is not the hottest season in a year, it is followed by the hottest summer in a year. There is a folk saying that "it is hot in summer and hot in summer, and the weather will become more and more sultry and humid."
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