“The cold dew startles the autumn evening, and the chrysanthemums turn yellow in the morning.” When the dew on the vegetation is somewhat cold, chrysanthemums are gradually yellow and dazzling, accompanied by falling leaves, cold dew comes to us. October 8
this year is Cold Dew Day. In late autumn, cicadas and lotus leaves, reeds and reeds fly lightly, leaves of paulownia trees are yellow, thousands of miles are covered with frost, from south to north, mountains and rivers are colorful, autumn is deep and shallow, light makeup and thick makeup are always appropriate.
Cold Dew Congeals, North and South Autumn
Cold Dew is the seventeenth solar term of the 24 solar terms and the fifth solar term of autumn. Every year around October 8 in the Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches 195 degrees of longitude, it is the Cold Dew Day.
Cold Dew is the earliest solar term in which the word “cold” appears in the 24 solar terms. It is recorded in the Collected Explanations of the Seventy-two Seasons of the Moon: “Cold Dew is the September Festival. The dew is cold and will condense. The dew drops are cold and want to condense, emitting a slight cold light, from which the name of “cold dew” comes. The ancients like to use dew to express the depth of autumn, so there is a saying that “dew is white first and then cold”. If White Dew is the transition from hot to cool, then Cold Dew is the transition from cool to cold. At this time, the temperature is lower than White Dew, the ground dew is more, the tentacles are cold, and they are about to condense into frost.
Cold Dew has three periods: the first is when swan geese come to visit; the second is when sparrows come into the flood for clams; and the third is when chrysanthemums have yellow flowers. White Dew is called “swan geese come”, that is to say, the wild geese begin to fly south in White Dew season, and the last group of geese are still on the way to fly south in Cold Dew. Because the first one is “first come”, the latter one is “guest”, and the word “guest” indicates the difference between the two; In the cold weather of late autumn, the birds foraging for food along the banks of rivers and lakes disappeared. When the ancients saw that many clams suddenly appeared on the seashore, and the stripes and colors of the shells were very similar to those of the birds, they thought that they had been changed by the birds. “All flowers withered in the cold dew”, but the chrysanthemums were in full bloom with the heroic spirit of “all over the city with golden armor”. The flowers were in full swing, and the petals were draped, forming a beautiful scene in autumn.
Cold Dew season, Nanling and the vast areas to the north have entered autumn, the northeast has entered late autumn, white clouds and red leaves, occasional early frost, the northwest has entered or is about to enter winter, the south is also getting more and more autumn, cool wind, less rain and dry. “Cold Dew washes autumn”, the most symbolic scenery at this time is “blue sky, yellow leaves”, the air is filled with a clear and clear taste.
As the saying goes, “a heavy autumn wind and a heavy cold, an autumn rain and a cold”. Cold Dew season is already the autumn in autumn, as the temperature drops, “when the vegetation is flourishing” has gradually become a thing of the past. As the saying goes, “we are not afraid of Frost’s Descent frost, but we are afraid of cold dew.” Cold Dew is the solar term in which the temperature drops the fastest in the whole autumn from the Beginning of Autumn to Frost’s Descent. The “train” from autumn to winter has entered the high-speed track.
“Everyone is busy in the cold dew season, planting wheat, picking flowers and beating beans.” Cold Dew season, autumn harvest and autumn sowing are at the last moment, not only autumn grain and cotton, soybeans should be harvested, but also winter wheat should be sown in time. The southern region is also getting colder and colder, so farmers should hurry up to sow rape and broad beans, and start to keep the crops warm.
“Cold Dew period, sometimes cold air southward, the temperature difference between day and night is larger, the folk proverb says’white dew body does not show, cold dew feet do not show ‘, at this time to converge the body’s Yang Qi.” Han Qiang, deputy director of reproductive center of Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, said that after the cold dew, it can no longer be “frozen in autumn”, and the temperature will drop even lower at night. Therefore, special attention should be paid to keeping warm, not shirtless, in order to prevent the invasion of cold air into the body. At this time, special attention should be paid to keeping the feet warm, not wearing sandals and bare feet, in order to prevent cold. Besides wearing shoes and socks with good thermal performance, we should also develop the habit of soaking feet in hot water before going to bed. In addition, in cold dew season, dryness is flourishing, so health preservation should pay attention to nourishing Yin and preventing dryness, moistening lung and benefiting stomach.
Watching leaves and appreciating chrysanthemums, salt in the morning and honey
in the evening, cold dew season, often meet with the traditional Double Ninth Festival in China. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival. “Knowing from afar that brothers climb mountains, one person is less than one person to insert dogwood everywhere.” At this time, people invite relatives and friends to climb mountains and look into the distance, not only to enjoy the beautiful scenery of autumn water and long sky, but also to express the homesickness of the wanderer. As the weather is getting colder and the trees, flowers and plants are about to wither, people also call climbing at this time “Ci Qing”, which is opposite to “Ta-Qing” in spring. Cold Dew is also a good time to enjoy the red leaves. “Frost leaves are redder than February flowers” refers to the beautiful scenery at this time-climbing up and looking into the distance, the red leaves are like rosy clouds, and the mountains are covered with forests, showing the myriad weather of seasonal change, which is refreshing and refreshing.
Ninety-nine climbing, but also eat flower cake, because “high” and “cake” homophonic, meaning “step by step”. Flower cakes mainly include “rough flower cake”, “fine flower cake” and “money flower cake”, among which “fine flower cake” has three or two layers, each layer is sandwiched with fine candied dried fruits, such as apple preserved, peach preserved, apricot preserved, etc. September of the lunar calendar, where
Cold Dew is located, is also known as “Chrysanthemum Month”. At this time, flowers wither, but chrysanthemums are elegant and elegant, which is a good time to appreciate chrysanthemums. “It is not a preference for chrysanthemum among flowers, but a flowerless flower.” Since ancient times, chrysanthemum has been deeply loved by literati and poets, and has been endowed with multiple meanings such as elegance, indifference, nobility and leisureliness. It is listed with plum, orchid and bamboo as “four gentlemen in flowers”. During the cold dew season, people also have the custom of brewing chrysanthemum wine. Chrysanthemum wine is brewed from chrysanthemum, glutinous rice and distiller’s yeast. It was called “longevity wine” in ancient times. It tastes cool and sweet, and has the effects of nourishing liver, improving eyesight, strengthening brain and delaying aging.
In the south of the Yangtze River, there is a custom of “fishing in autumn” before and after the cold dew. At this time, the weather has said goodbye to the heat, the temperature has dropped rapidly, and the sun has not penetrated the deep water, which makes the fish swim to the shallow water with higher water temperature to feed, and fishing is easier to harvest at this time. As the saying goes, “When the west wind blows, the crab’s feet itch.” At this time, the female crab’s eggs are full and the yellow cream is plump. It is the best season to eat female crabs. After October of the lunar calendar, it is the best time to eat male crabs.
Cold Dew arrived, and the weather turned from cool to cold. “According to the theory of” nourishing Yang in spring and summer, nourishing Yin in autumn and winter “in traditional Chinese medicine, people should nourish Yin to prevent dryness, moisten the lung and benefit the stomach.” Han Qiang said that the ancients said that “autumn is dry, it is appropriate to eat hemp to moisten its dryness”, sesame has the effect of relaxing the bowels, strengthening the stomach and protecting the liver, and there is a folk custom of “eating sesame in cold dew”. In the northern region, around the Cold Dew solar term, Glutinous Rice Sesame Balls, sesame cakes, sesame Bean Paste Cake, sesame cakes and so on are very popular.
“After cold dew, with less rain and dry weather, many people will have the symptoms of” cool and dry “in traditional Chinese medicine, such as dry throat, dry nose and dry skin.” Han Qiang introduced that in order to prevent autumn dryness, we can adopt the drinking method of “salt in the morning and honey in the evening”, that is, drinking light salt water during the day and honey water at night, which can not only effectively supplement the water needed by the human body, but also play the role of moistening and nourishing the lung. Daily diet should be based on a balanced diet of five flavors, according to the specific situation of the individual, eat more sweet, light and moist food, such as autumn pear cream, persimmon, citrus, peach, banana, etc., which can not only promote the production of body fluid to quench thirst, moisten the lung and clear the heart, but also benefit the intestines and detoxify, calm the mind. In addition, we can also eat more glutinous rice, japonica rice, dairy products and other soft foods, which are not only nutritious, but also can nourish Yin and moisten dryness to help the body adapt to seasonal changes. At the same time, drink more soup, do not drink herbal tea, eat less spicy stimulation, smoked and roasted food.
Get rid of depression and work and rest
regularly. Autumn has always been a time for literati and poets to flourish in poetry. “Curling cool breeze, desolate cold dew zero.”. When the orchid is declining, the flower begins to be white, and when the lotus is broken, the leaves are still green. “Bai Juyi sighed that although the lotus leaves are broken, they are still green, which reminds us of Li Shangyin’s sentence” Leave the broken lotus to listen to the rain “, and we can’t help sighing at the passage of time.” The newly opened cold dew cluster is far redder than water “. Han Yu praised it for not fearing the cold of the cold dew solar term in late autumn by describing the contrast between hibiscus and water hibiscus; “The journey is not yet over, and the years are suddenly fading.”. Under the old leaves of the autumn paulownia trees, the new wild geese fly in the cold dew. Traveling far away brings heavy hatred, sending people to think of returning first. “Meng Jiao saw that autumn was fading, and he couldn’t help but be moved to return home.” The grass is full of cold dew, and the sound of insects is like home. Clear autumn infinite hate, residual chrysanthemum over Chongyang “, Li Ying listened to the sound of insects, just as familiar as the sound of insects in his hometown, the yearning and loneliness in autumn seems particularly long.. After the
cold dew, the day is getting shorter, the night is getting longer, the sunshine is decreasing, the wind rises and leaves fall, the vegetation is withered, people are prone to depression, sadness, and some people even have seasonal depression. “Traditional Chinese medicine believes that irritability, irritability and anxiety will cause great anger, which is not conducive to nourishing Yin.” Han Qiang reminds us that we should learn to hide our emotions at this time. When tension, excitement, depression and other emotions occur, we should learn to adjust in time, participate in social activities, get together with relatives and friends, share the dribs and drabs of life, vent our feelings of depression, and cultivate optimism and open-mindedness.
The Book of Songs records that “Liuhuo in July and clothing in September”, “September here refers to September of the lunar calendar, when the weather turns cool, people need to add clothing to keep out the cold.” Han Qiang introduced that during the cold dew season, Yang Qi in nature converges and settles, and when it comes to maintaining Yang Qi, people’s living time should be adjusted accordingly. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that regular work and rest habits are conducive to nourishing Yin, because lack of sleep is easy to consume Yin blood, cold dew living should go to bed early and get up early, go to bed early to conform to the collection of Yin essence, get up early to reach Yang Qi. Get up and lie down for a few more minutes to stretch the whole body, which is also of positive significance to prevent thrombosis. Cold Dew solar term cold attack, not only to prevent cold, but also often open doors and windows, keep indoor air fresh.
Cold Dew is also a good time to exercise. Han Qiang reminds us that at this time of autumn, we can choose different sports according to our personal situation, such as mountain climbing, hiking, etc., which can not only enhance our physique, but also be close to nature, making people relaxed and happy. However, it should be noted that exercise should not be excessive, so as not to sweat too much and consume Yang Qi.
The cold dew has arrived, and the autumn night is getting cooler. May you take care of yourself. In this orange and green time, let’s enjoy the most beautiful autumn.
