Hanlu Season — Cold Dew

With the onset of the Cold Dew season, the weather becomes colder and colder, and all living things in nature gradually become quiet. Cold Dew is the season of the most pronounced transition from warm to cold.

Hanlu Season 寒露 is the seventeenth of the  24 solar term of the Chinese calendar. It is the beginning of the third month of autumn, and the fifth of the autumn seasons, annually it begins on October 7-9 and corresponds to the first half of the month of the Dog. With the end of this season, around October 21-23, the Shuangjiang season - Frosts Descent, will begin.

CLIMATE

During the seventeenth minor season of the Chinese agricultural calendar, the air temperature in most parts of China is significantly lower than in White Dew - Bailu. There is more dew and it is colder, and the amount of rain decreases. Autumn crops are ripening.

If the Bailu season is a transition from summer warmth to autumn coolness, then Hanlu is a turn from coolness to cold, although still light: the temperature will drop noticeably lower, it will become noticeably colder, and the dew will gradually freeze and turn into frost.

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In ancient times in China, the appearance of dew was perceived as one of the main signs of changing weather conditions.

Temperatures in October drop significantly. When cold fronts collide with autumn rain, the air is abundantly saturated with water vapor, which then turns into fog or drizzle. When the humidity increases, many areas of China turn into areas of continuous fog.

TRADITIONS

It is the best time to admire the mountains, white clouds, autumn foliage (mostly red) and colorful chrysanthemums. In most parks throughout China, you can see entire alleys with red-leaved trees and shrubs. Exhibitions of rare chrysanthemums are also an annual theme of this season. Still warm weather during the day and excellent visibility allow for hiking up the mountain. Traditionally, the Chinese associate hiking with climbing the career ladder and longevity.

Those in the know say that the best time to catch fish in the fall is in shallow water. This is because during the Cold Dew season, the temperature drops quickly and the sun does not warm the deep water. The fish swim to shallow areas where the water temperature is relatively high. Therefore, fishing instead of an afternoon nap is also one of the traditions of this minor season.

The Dong ethnic group in western Hunan Province has a custom of preparing smoked herring during the Cold Dew. It is said that it is smoked all day long, and rice wine, salt, pepper, sticky rice, paprika and ginger give it a special flavor.

HEALTH

During the Hanlu season, when the air temperature drops quite quickly, you should be careful and protect yourself from the cold as much as possible.

First of all, you should pay attention to the feet, because, firstly, the feet have a very thin fat layer, and secondly, these are the parts of the body farthest from the heart, where the activity of the blood supply is noticeably less. As a result of such a double attack and a decrease in the overall resistance of the body, pathogenic factors acquire a dominant influence. Simply put, during the Hanlu period, frozen feet increase the risk of respiratory diseases: colds, tracheitis, bronchitis, asthma and others. Therefore, this minor season also opens the "season" of evening foot steaming. The Chinese believe that this procedure not only helps relieve fatigue, but also prolongs life.

DIET

Among the climatic factors of autumn, dryness corresponds. After all, autumn in China is a dry season. Pathogenic dryness has drying properties, easily damages body fluids, which leads to dry mouth, nose, throat, thirst, dry skin and cracks on it, dull hair, dry lips.

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The easiest way to replenish the lack of moisture in the body seems to be an increase in the consumption of mineral water. However, increased water consumption to eliminate pathogenic dryness and replenish body fluids is unlikely to solve the problem, since the liquid drunk during this season very easily leaves the body. The canons of autumn Yansheng (Chinese: 养生, a branch of Chinese preventive medicine) recommend drinking warm, slightly salted water on an empty stomach in the morning or drinking water with salt during the day, and drinking a glass of water with natural honey in the evening an hour before bed. This is a good way to retain fluid in the body. This is a good way to retain fluid in the body, it is useful for strengthening health, slowing down the rate of aging of the body and maintaining good skin condition during late autumn, and prevents constipation. Salt water can be replaced with mineral water.

Many fruits and vegetables have very high properties for moisturizing dryness and replenishing body fluids. Fresh vegetables and fruits contain a large amount of water, vitamins, which helps to maintain normal secretion of the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, relieve sore throat, relieve dry lips and other symptoms associated with a lack of fluid.

The Hanlu period is a great time for those with a sweet tooth! Traditional Chinese medicine recommends eating sweets during this period, but still within reason, because excessive consumption of any products can harm the body. Moderation is required in everything!

The most effective products in this category are pear, persimmon, tangerine, grapes, bananas, jujube, and pomegranate. Pomegranates have been considered a gourmet food for centuries due to their beauty, taste, color and health benefits.

Good and useful are carrots, wax gourd, lotus root, white tree fungus, soybeans, mushrooms, seaweed, which help to strengthen the health of the spleen and stomach and promote the hydration of the lungs.

But products with heat properties, that is, red and black pepper, ginger and vodka should be left on the shelf in the kitchen cupboard until other times, since they are strictly contraindicated during this period. And the use of such products with heat properties as onions and garlic should be reduced.