1. "The yin energy becomes heavier, and the dew condenses and becomes white."
Bailu is one of the twenty-four solar terms. There are many delicacies in the Bailu solar term, and different regions also have their own food. The difference is that delicacies during the Bailu solar term in the south include garlic pumpkin, chestnut roast duck, Bailu tea, etc. Garlic pumpkin is mainly steamed pumpkin and then put in some garlic sauce. The sweetness of the pumpkin and the garlic sauce can also create a good taste.
Sacrifice to King Yu: The Bailu season is also the day when Taihu people "sacrifice King Yu". King Yu is the legendary flood control hero Dayu, who is known as the "Waterway Bodhisattva" by fishermen on the shores of Taihu Lake. Every year on the eighth day of the first lunar month, the Qingming Festival, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month and during the Bailu season, incense gatherings to honor King Yu are held here.
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White dew is the third solar term in autumn. The autumn water rises and the fish and shrimp become fat. It will soon be the fishing season. In order to obtain a good harvest In order to have a calm lake, fishermen on both sides of Taihu Lake will rush to a small island in the center of Taihu Lake during the white dew season, go to the Yuwang Temple on the island to offer incense and pray for the blessings of the gods.
During the white dew season, when the weather gets cooler, you will find many dewdrops on the ground and leaves in the early morning. This is because water vapor condenses on them at night, hence the name. A proverb says: "The dew is white and the rice is white, and the rice is beautiful at the autumnal equinox." If there is dew before and after the white dew, the late rice will have a good harvest.
Second, what does the south eat on Bailu?
The first thing is related to the word "bai". It is white rice wine with a beautiful name, called Bailu rice wine. In the south, every household makes rice wine on the White Dew Day. The rice used to make wine is not a slightly transparent rice, but round, snow-white glutinous rice. The fermented glutinous rice turns into particularly delicious sake lees, which tastes waxy and mellow, with the aroma of osmanthus.
Bailu also has a kind of tea called Bailu tea. The taste of white dew tea is very unique. At this time, the leaves of the tea tree are neither as fresh and tender as spring tea, nor dry and bitter as summer tea, but have a sweet and refreshing fragrance.
Bailu is also related to a kind of fruit. In Fujian, there is a saying that "white dew must eat longan". It is said that eating longan on Bailu day has a miraculous effect of nourishing the body. Eating a longan on this day is equivalent to eating a chicken. This statement may be a bit exaggerated, but the Bailu solar term is indeed a good time to eat longan.
Pumpkin is a food that both the north and the south like to eat during the white dew season. In the north, it is mainly used to make pumpkin soup, while in the south, pumpkins are mostly steamed. It is customary to say that eating pumpkin on Bailu day can help children grow bigger and stronger. Therefore, people prefer to eat pumpkin on this day.
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Our country has a vast territory. Generally, after the white dew arrives, the temperature in most parts of North my country, Northeast China, and Northwest China has dropped rapidly, and the cool autumn has arrived. In Central China, East China, and South China, daytime temperatures are still relatively high. Especially in South China, the daytime temperature at noon is still as high as 33°C in some places. Therefore, the real arrival of cool weather begins with the autumnal equinox. At the autumnal equinox, the mood of autumn is getting stronger, the temperature drops, and everything begins to decline.
As autumn enters one night, I instantly feel the atmosphere of autumn and winter. Our place begins to shift to the northwest monsoon right on time in September, and the southeast monsoon is still evident at the end of August. The Mongolian high pressure first formed in September, and cold air followed. The description of "Looking at Bailu" is very apt: at this time, people will clearly feel that the hot summer has passed and the cool autumn has arrived.
The temperature difference between day and night can reach more than ten degrees. The summer monsoon is gradually replaced by the winter monsoon. Cold air turns from defense to offense, and warm air gradually retreats. Cold air moves south in batches, often bringing a certain range of cooling. People like to use the proverb "white dew on autumn night, cool night" to describe the accelerated drop in temperature.