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What are the 10 elements that represent fall?

The contents are as follows:

One, falling leaves

Generally in the fall, most of the deciduous plants and trees start to drop their leaves, which are withered and curled, falling from the trees and fluttering in the wind, and it also represents that after the late fall, the winter is coming.

Second, the geese fly south

Every fall, the cold climate in the north is no longer suitable for the survival of geese, they will be flocks, ho-ho-ho will fly to the warm south. In the spring of the following year, they traveled a long distance and returned to the north to lay eggs and reproduce.

Three, fruitful

Autumn harvest when the trees are ripe, apples, pears, persimmons and so on hanging on the branches, a harvest scene.

Four, the leaves turn red

Leaves turn red because the leaves contain a lot of anthocyanins. As a place for photosynthesis, chloroplasts not only contain chlorophyll that makes the leaves green, but also contain carotenoids that can make the leaves yellow.

In summer, the chlorophyll content in the leaves is high, so the bright green color overpowers the yellow color. As temperatures drop and days get shorter, chlorophyll is broken down in large quantities, and this is when other pigments, such as carotenoids, which are submerged in the leaves, are revealed.

Fifth, the Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, the Autumn Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the August Festival, the August Meeting, the Chasing the Moon Festival, the Playing the Moon Festival, the Moon Festival, the Daughter's Festival, or the Festival of Reunion, is popular in many ethnic groups in China and the Chinese character cultural circle of the countries of the traditional cultural festivals, the time in the 15th of the eighth month on the Chinese lunar calendar; because of the value of the three half of the Autumn Festival, so the name, but also in some places will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in the sixteenth day of the eighth month.