China’s traditional agricultural calendar is a marvel. Perfectly timed to the movements of the sun, the calendar breaks down four cardinal seasons into twenty-four cycles (节期). Big moments like the summer solstice hit precisely in the middle of the season, with three, two-week cycles on either side. It’s all quite tidy. This is a calendarContinue reading “Lixia 立夏, Summer begins”
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Chushu 處暑 (Last Heat of Summer)
How to eat in China’s 14th season Aug 22- Sept 6 An old saying describes the season of Chushu in three phases: 一候鷹乃祭鳥 二候天地始肅 三候禾乃登 In the first, the eagles offer smaller birds as sacrifice In the second, Heaven and Earth become solemn In the third, the grains are mature It’s hard to know whereContinue reading “Chushu 處暑 (Last Heat of Summer)”
Thomas David DuBois 