When is the hot summer?
Long summer is the 14th solar term among the 24 solar terms, which reflects the change of temperature. The node time is around August 23rd in Gregorian calendar, and the sun arrives at 150. "Chu" means "far away", which means that the summer heat gradually disappears and the summer heat stops here. The arrival of the summer heat means that the temperature will start to drop significantly. Since then, the autumn wind has gradually started, and people can enjoy the coolness of autumn.
In this season of summer, everyone should beware of "autumn dryness" hurting people. While strengthening physical exercise, we should pay attention to diet conditioning, eat less or no cold and spicy food, and eat more fruits, lilies, lotus roots, honey and some porridge soup that nourishes yin and moistens lungs, moistens dryness and promotes fluid production.