Ancient summer drinks were made with autumn pear cream, sour plum soup, loquat dew and so on.

1, autumn pear cream

Autumn pear cream, also known as snow pear cream, is a traditional medicinal food. It is rumored to have started in the Tang Dynasty. Selected autumn pear (or duck pear, snow pear) as the main raw material, with other drugs. Autumn Pear Paste used to be a special medicine in the palace until the Qing Dynasty when it was spread out of the palace by the imperial doctors and then circulated among the people. And because it has since been made with autumn pears from the suburbs of Beijing and sold in the capital, it has become a traditional Beijing specialty.

2, sour plum soup

Sour plum soup is a traditional summer drink, the production of raw materials are mainly plums, hawthorn, cinnamon, licorice, rock sugar and other materials, is the hot summer can not be missed health drinks.

3, loquat dew

Loquat dew is a light brown clarified liquid; gas aroma, sweet flavor, contained in the "Shennong Ben Cao Jing". Loquat Dew is the main summer drink in ancient times.

Ancient ways to cool off

1, dress appropriately

Ancient people in the summer wear also have to pay attention to, they like to wear some thin and light and breathable clothing, such as white cotton and linen clothes, in order to reduce the body's feeling of high temperature. In addition, they often used sun shading hats such as rattan hats and ruffled hats to shield themselves from direct sunlight.

2, choose a summer place

Ancient people also like to go to some summer places to avoid the heat and cool off in summer. They would choose to go to the mountains, water, boulevards and other places to avoid the summer heat, these places are usually lower temperatures, fresh air. At the same time, they will also do outdoor activities in these places, such as walking and picnicking, in order to enjoy the coolness of nature and the pleasure of leisure.

3, the use of shade tools

Ancient people also often used some shade tools in the summer, such as umbrellas, awnings and so on. These tools can effectively block direct sunlight, providing a cool shade area for the body. In outdoor activities, these shade tools have become their indispensable summer cooling tools.