今日白露：白露秋分夜，一夜凉一夜！
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. White Dew is the 15th solar term of the year. White Dew indicates the real beginning of cool autumn. From then on, the temperature declines gradually.
Varying by geographical location, autumn comes earlier in the west and northeast of China. Right now Kanas in Xinjiang, Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan and the Greater Khingan Mountains in Northeastern China are entering the most beautiful season of the year. Here are several things you should know about White Dew.
For some people in Nanjing, whose hometowns are in Zhejiang province or the southern part of Jiangsu province, it is traditional to make White Dew Wine during this season. The wine is made of cereals, such as polished glutinous rice (糯米) and kaoliang and tastes a little sweet. In the past, country people in those regions all made the wine and served it to guests when entertaining.
Many regular tea drinkers in Nanjing favor White Dew Tea. Tea during White Dew has gone through the hot summer and is in its best state of growth. White Dew Tea is different from spring tea, which is usually too tender and doesn’t last long. It is also different from summer tea, which is dry and has a bitter flavor. White Dew Tea instead tastes sweet with a sweet fragrance.
People in Wenzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, have a tradition of gathering 10 herbal medicines on the first day of White Dew. The names of these herbal medicines all contain the Chinese word “bai” which means white, such as baimujin. People believe that stewing (炖) these herbal medicines with black-bone chicken or duck can nourish the human body.
In Tancheng county, East China’s Shandong province, children play with swallow handcarts, a sharpened wooden cart in the shape of a swallow, on the first day of White Dew. People of every household there can make this kind of wooden toy, which can even make pleasing sounds. Pushing the swallow carts while running can help the children resist the cold and improve their bodily constitutions.
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