Frost descent/霜降（shuāng jiàng） is the 18th solar term of the year and also the last one in autumn. During this period, people like to eat persimmons/柿子（shì zǐ） which can help them resist cold and protect their bones. Related: Seasons and the solar terms/季节和节气
The Double Ninth Day is called 重阳节（chóng yáng jié） in Chinese, for people celebrate it on the 9th of September according to lunar calendar, it’s not as important as other festivals such as Mid-autumn Day or Spring festival, but people also like it and give wishes to bothers and elderly people. 九（jiǔ：number 9）has the same […]
今天是阳历 10月8日，寒露（Hán lù）is the 17th solar term of the 24. 寒 means cold, the temperature continually goes down, the maple tree leaves are gonna turn red and fall, and the beautiful flower called 菊花（ jú huā）/chrysanthemum is about to blossom, the yellow/黄色（huáng sè） and red/红色（hóng sè） color of autumn is coming back, are you ready? […]
