What are the climatic characteristics of the great summer heat?
Generally speaking, the summer solar term is the period with the most sunshine and the highest temperature in South China, the period with abundant rain, the most common thunderstorm and the most concentrated days of high temperature above 30℃ in the west of South China, and the period with the most frequent occurrence of high temperature above 35℃ in the east of South China.
There are some sayings in the south of the Yangtze River, such as "Summer rain is as light as silver and as heavy as gold", "When it rains, it hoards Ridomi", "When it rains, it is rich in grain and cotton", and "If you don't fight drought, you will get a load for an acre". In this hot season, raindrops are like gold.
In the northern inland areas, summer is dry and hot, which is the highest temperature period in a year; The annual precipitation is mostly 400-800 mm, and the precipitation is concentrated in July and August. Since the summer solar term, the northern part of China has entered the period with the most rain in the whole year.
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The "great summer heat" on the tip of the tongue
As the saying goes, "the summer heat is in dog days", and people have the custom of drinking herbal tea (tea) in the dog days of summer. It is said that the tea boiled by this Chinese herbal medicine has the function of cooling and dispelling summer heat.
In some places in Guangdong, the custom of "eating fairy grass" is popular in summer solar terms. According to public information, Cao Xian, also known as Xiancao and Cao Xian, is an important medicinal and edible plant resource. It is very popular in summer because it has the effect of relieving summer heat. It can also be made into "burning grass", which is a summer dessert.
Every summer, people in Putian, Fujian have the habit of eating litchi, mutton in warm soup and rice. Litchi is sweet and delicious. Needless to say, mutton in warm soup is also a nutritious and delicious food.
Some places in Shandong have the custom of "drinking summer sheep". "Drinking summer sheep" means drinking mutton soup. According to previous media reports, in Zaozhuang City, citizens will go to the local mutton soup kitchen to "drink summer sheep" in the midsummer.
People's Daily Online-Summer solar terms on the tip of the tongue: Why eat litchi and "drink summer sheep"?
Baidu Encyclopedia-Great Summer