The Beginning of Autumn is not the beginning of autumn. It is the first solar term of autumn, and autumn is a transitional season from hot to cool, and then from cool to cold.

The beginning of autumn generally indicates that the hot summer is about to pass and autumn is coming. Although the heat is not going away for a while after the beginning of autumn, and there is still the lingering power of the "autumn tiger", the beginning of autumn is also called the second autumn, but the general trend is that the weather gradually becomes cooler. Due to different climates across the country, the start of autumn is also inconsistent.

The meaning of "Autumn" is that the summer heat has gone and the coolness has come. Literally, the word "Autumn" is composed of the two words "Grain" and "Fire", which represents the meaning of the maturity of the grain. .

The Beginning of Autumn solar term happens to be in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, so it is also called the "July Festival". From the perspective of the 24 solar terms, the Beginning of Autumn can be regarded as the beginning of autumn. Of course, the second aspect, from the perspective of meteorological significance, is that the Beginning of Autumn is not the beginning of autumn for most parts of our country.

In meteorology, autumn requires five consecutive days of daily average temperatures below 22°C. The first day after meeting the conditions can be called the first day of autumn. For most of our country, Regionally speaking, the onset of autumn in the meteorological sense is approximately between September and November.

Autumn begins later from north to south. Autumn mostly begins in mid-September in North China, early October in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and early November in southern coastal areas.