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Although the day is still quite warm, the difference between day and night temperatures is perhaps the largest of the year. With the end of this solar term comes the autumnal equinox, which is mid-autumn according to the Chinese calendar. Every day it becomes cooler and cooler, especially at night and early in the morning. Moisture in the air condenses as white dew on grass and tree leaves. Autumn belongs to Metal and is represented by white.

The very name of this season indicates that the hottest period of the year is about to be over. Although the weather is hot during the daytime, it can be quite cool at night and in the early morning. Everything points to the approach of a real autumn chill. In other words, the “End of Heat” is a transitional season from summer heat to autumn fresh. The process of nature's transition from maturity to withering begins. There comes a period of harvesting and fruit ripening.