1. Autumn vegetables: In Lingnan area, Hakkas have the custom of eating autumn vegetables in the autumn equinox. Autumn vegetable is a kind of wild amaranth, which is called autumn Artemisia by villagers. On the autumnal equinox, the whole village will pick autumn vegetables. Its preparation method is the same as that of spring soup. Make autumn soup with fish fillets, and the jingle of vernal equinox becomes: autumn soup is dirty, liver and intestines are washed. Family members, young and old, are safe and healthy.

2. Tangyuan: On the day of the autumnal equinox, Hakka farmers have a holiday according to the custom. Every household should eat glutinous rice balls. Ten, twenty or thirty glutinous rice balls that don't need to be wrapped are cooked and placed on the edge of the field with thin bamboo forks, so that birds will stick to their mouths every day to avoid damaging crops.

3, snails: Many places in Guangdong have the custom of eating snails in the autumn equinox. Around the autumnal equinox, snails are empty and the meat is particularly plump, which is the best time to eat snails. Moreover, snail meat is rich in nutrition, and vitamin A is an important substance of eye visual pigment.

4. Duck: At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolian rulers oppressed the Han people, and the Han people decided to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty. But at that time, the control was strict and it was impossible to organize the struggle clearly, so we used code words. At that time, the Han people called Mongols sons, so they took homophonic ducks. It is generally believed that eating ducks in the Mid-Autumn Festival means taking action together to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty at the autumnal equinox. Moreover, August ducks are fat and thin, have a good taste, and have the effect of nourishing yin and enriching blood.