The custom foods of the summer solar term are Monopterus albus and mung bean sprouts.

Monopterus albus: In the southern part of China, it is a custom to eat Monopterus albus during the summer solar term. Monopterus albus is considered as a good tonic in summer because of its delicious meat and rich nutrition.

mung bean sprouts: In many areas of China, it is the custom to eat mung bean sprouts during the summer festival. People eat mung bean sprouts in the summer solar terms, which can alleviate the heat and discomfort in summer.

Bread: In many areas of China, it is a custom to eat bread during the Summer Festival. Bread is a food made of flour, which can be eaten with all kinds of vegetables and meat. People eat bread during the Summer Festival, which means praying for a bumper harvest and a happy family.

New rice: In some areas of China, it is a custom to eat new rice in the summer solar term. New rice refers to the newly harvested rice, which is delicious in taste and has high nutritional value. People eat new rice in the summer solar term, which means celebrating a good harvest and praying for a good harvest in the coming year.

Introduction to the light summer

The light summer is the eleventh solar term of the twenty-four solar terms, which means the end of the afternoon and the beginning of the non-month in the trunk and branch calendar, and the sun reaches 15 degrees of the Yellow Meridian, and it meets on July 6-8 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Summer, which means hot, is a little hot, not very hot. Although the light summer is not the hottest season in a year, it is followed by the hottest solar term in a year. There is a folk saying that "the light summer is hot and the summer is hot, steaming on it and cooking on it". Many places in China have entered the season with the most thunderstorms since the summer heat.

The summer heat begins to enter the dog days, so-called "heat is in the dog days". The dog days usually appear between the summer heat and the summer heat, which is the highest, humid and sultry time of the year. The monsoon climate is the main feature of the climate in China. In summer, it is hot, humid and rainy in many places in China. Although the sun is fierce, it is hot and humid, but for crops, the same period of rain and heat is conducive to growth.