Autumn begins again; is the weather starting to cool down?

What food in Dashan East is best for quenching thirst?

Folk customs and traditions – “Keng Qiu”, also known as “Yao Qiu”, symbolizes the harsh heat of summer; now that autumn has finally arrived, it’s necessary to ‘bite’ into it in order to retain the coolness. It is said that the custom of \"biting autumn\"* first originated in the Song Dynasty, when what was bitten were adzuki beans; this custom continued into the Ming Dynasty. In his work «Compendium of Materia Medica», Li Shizhen described adzuki beans as follows: \"They should be harvested when they are of three shades of green and two shades of yellow; they can be boiled or fried, and are also suitable as ingredients for porridge, rice, and wonton fillings.\" Adzuki beans have a sweet taste and a neutral nature; they can be used as medicine. They help to eliminate heat and toxins, dispel harmful blood stasis, and strengthen the spleen and stomach, making them very suitable for consumption during the hot and dry autumn season. It can be said that eating adzuki beans during the Start of Autumn is an example of the ancients integrating wisdom on health preservation into folk customs. “The customs surrounding \"biting autumn\" vary from era to era and from region to region. Zhang Tao of the Qing dynasty recorded in his work \"Jinmen Zaji·Seasonal Customs\": \"Eating melons on the day of the Start of Autumn is called ‘biting autumn,’ and it can prevent diarrhea.\" ”In the Hangzhou area, there is a custom of eating autumn peaches; that is, on the day when autumn begins, both adults and children eat these peaches. These days, the simplest and most common way to celebrate \"Biting Autumn\" is to buy a large watermelon on the day of the beginning of autumn, and for the whole family to share and eat it together. In the past, when the beginning of autumn arrived, long queues would form in front of the melon stalls, and the price of watermelons would soar. These days, *such customs are gradually being forgotten, and people have more choices available to them. When it comes to eating melons during the beginning of autumn, people adopt a more casual attitude toward it, and the scenes of long queues due to rising prices no longer occur. In the countryside, there is an even wider range of options for \"biting autumn\" – watermelons, potatoes, corn, and any crops that grow in the autumn can all be bitten or chewed on. It expresses joy at the end of the scorching heat, as well as anticipation for the joy of the autumn harvest.

It’s still tough; the temperature is still high, it’s hot.

Count slowly as the heat of autumn passes by; after all, it’s not the height of summer, and there are only twenty-four days left

In the cool night, my longing for you becomes a river; it turns into spring mud that nurtures me. The gentle passage of time covers my lover’s sleeves with blossoms; petals drift away with the current. The cool will of fate adorns me in hues of flowers; falling into the mortal world, it saddens me. Trials are easy to overcome, but those related to love are hard to resolve

It will be fine next week; it’ll be okay by next week