1. Autumn vegetables: In the Lingnan area, the Hakka people have the custom of eating autumn vegetables at the autumnal equinox. Qiucai is a kind of wild amaranth, which the locals call Qiubi. On the day of the autumnal equinox, the whole village goes to pick autumn vegetables. The preparation method is the same as that of spring soup. It is made into autumn soup with fish fillets. The jingle of the Spring Equinox has become: autumn soup is used to fill the internal organs and wash the liver and intestines. The whole family, old and young, is safe and healthy.

2. Tangyuan: On the day of the autumnal equinox, Hakka farmers have a holiday according to custom. Every family has to eat glutinous rice balls, and they have to cook more than ten or twenty or thirty glutinous rice balls without fillings, and use Thin bamboo crosses are placed on the ridge of the outdoor field, and the sparrows' beaks are glued to them every day to prevent the sparrows from destroying the crops.

3. Field snails: In many places in Guangdong, there is a custom of eating field snails during the autumnal equinox. Around the autumnal equinox is when the snails are in full bloom, and the meat is especially plump. It is the best time to eat snails. Moreover, snail meat is rich in nutrients, and the vitamin A it contains is an important substance for the visual pigment of the eyes.

4. Duck meat: In the late Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolian rulers oppressed the Han people, and the Han people decided to overthrow the Yuan people. But at that time, the control was very strict, and we could not organize the struggle openly, but used code words. At that time, the Han people called Mongolians Dazi, which was homophonic to duck. Everyone agreed to eat duck on the Mid-Autumn Festival, which was the time when everyone took action together to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. Moreover, the duck in August is fat and thin, has a good taste, and has the effect of nourishing yin and blood.