Beginning of Autumn is the 13th solar term in the 24 solar terms. It begins on August 7 and ends on August 23 this year. It indicates the hot summer shall pass away, the autumn is drawing near and the weather turns cold gradually.
立秋是24节气中的第十三个节气，今年开始于8月7日，结束于8月23日。立秋的到来意味着盛夏结束，秋天临近，天气逐渐转凉。
When it comes to this season, the leaves of the phoenix tree start to fall, thus there is a saying of “One leave falls, autumn arrives.” People can feel the wind is getting cool and see fogs in the morning sometimes. It’s also a season of harvest.
一到立秋，梧桐树就开始落叶，由此而来的一种说法就是“一叶知秋”。人们可以感觉到风逐渐变冷，早上会出现雾，同时也到了丰收的季节。
One of the most popular traditions around this time is “to get the autumn fat”. People have little appetite and light diets in summer, so they usually lose some weight. However a cooler weather after the day of Beginning of Autumn stimulates their appetite and they usually have oily and meat dishes for the lost in summer.
立秋时节，最盛行的中国传统习俗之一是“贴秋膘”。在盛夏人们食欲不振，体重通常都会有所下降。立秋过后，逐渐凉爽的天气又能刺激人们的食欲了，人们通常会吃些荤菜来弥补夏天丢掉的体重。
“Beginning of Autumn” is the most important time to protect one’s lung. People should not eat too much spring onions and ginger. Food such as sesame, sticky rice, honey, loquat and dairy food will be very good to the stomach.“
立秋是养肺的关键时期，人们不应该吃太多的小葱和姜。但芝麻，糯米，蜂蜜，琵琶和牛奶制品等食物是十分养胃的。
