Eat watermelon, eggplant, meat, soybean milk, apples, grapes, millet porridge and so on. Shanxi, referred to as "Jin" for short, is located in the north of China, bordering Hebei in the east, Shaanxi in the west, Henan in the south and Inner Mongolia in the north. Beginning of autumn is the first 13 of the 24 solar terms and the first solar term in autumn.

What does beginning of autumn eat?

Traditional customs in beginning of autumn include sunbathing in autumn, busy parties in autumn, pasting autumn fat, offering autumn sacrifices to beginning of autumn, eating watermelons, Chen Bing melons, steaming eggplant, frying incense and drinking.

Shanxi specialty snacks include Taiyuan Brain, Qingxu Enema, Gujiao Oil Noodles, Datong Yellow Cake, Pingyao Beef, Lingchuan Noodles Sheep and Yangcheng Canned Meat.

The tourist attractions in Shanxi include Pingyao Ancient City, Yungang Grottoes, Wutai Mountain, Great Wall, Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon, Hengshan Mountain, Hukou Waterfall, Huangyadong, Qiao Family Courtyard and Imperial City Xiangfu.