Huangmeitian refers to the weather of plum rain.

Every year from mid-June to mid-July, the early summer season, China's middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the Jianghuai area will appear continuous rainy weather, this time is just in time for the plums to ripen and turn yellow, so it's called "Meiyu", also known as the "Huangmeitian It is also called "Yellow Plum Day". Plum rain occurs mainly in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China, south-central Japan and southern South Korea, and is a weather and climate phenomenon unique to East Asia.

Some years, there will be a plum rain belt northward and then return to the Jianghuai basin again to maintain relative stability of the phenomenon, customarily known as the "inverted yellow plum". After the end of the rainy season in the Jianghuai basin, the rain belt moved to northern China, the Jianghuai basin into the high temperature and less rainy weather. Meteorologically, the beginning and end of the plum rain, respectively, called "into the plum" (or "plum") and "out of the plum" (or "broken plum").

Yellow plum day precautions:

1, dress dry do not want to cool: rainy day clothes to wash often often change, it is best to choose easy to temporary and slippery fabrics of clothing. In the air-conditioned room, wear a sleeved shirt, protect the shoulders; long pants, cover the knees. Even if it's hot, remember to sleep with a small blanket and a thin quilt at night.

2, dietary supplement: rainy season, food is easy to rancid or mold, so in addition to drinking more water, fruits and vegetables, meat and eggs, meat and fish can not be less. Cold drinks, cold food can not eat too much.

3, travel sunscreen need hydration: daytime travel before the preparation of sunscreen products, such as parasols, sun hats, sunglasses and so on. Midday, avoid sports in the sun, go out with salt water or green tea. After the evening meal, recreation, discretionary activities, walk slowly.