24 Solar Terms: 9 things you may not know about Start of Autumn

chinadaily.com.cn | 2014-08-06 07:15

Fleshing out in autumn

On the first day of the Start of Autumn, usually people will weigh themselves and compare their weight to what it was at the Start of Summer. If one has lost weight during the summer, then at the beginning of autumn, he or she needs to flesh out by eating many different kinds of delicious food, especially meat.

24 Solar Terms: 9 things you may not know about Start of Autumn

People buy steamed buns with meat stuffing in Lin'an, Zhejiang province, August 7, 2013. [Photo by Hu Jianhuan/ asianewsphoto.com]

 

24 Solar Terms: 9 things you may not know about Start of Autumn

24 Solar Terms: 9 things you may not know about Start of Autumn

24 Solar Terms: 9 things you may not know about Start of Autumn

 

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