Cold Dew

Cold Dew is the seventeenth of the twenty-four solar terms and the fifth in autumn. Dou Zhiwu; the sun reaches the ecliptic longitude 195°; the festival is on October 7-9 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Cold dew is the season of late autumn, the beginning of the lunar calendar. Cold Dew is a solar term that reflects the characteristics of climate change. Entering the cold dew, the cold air moves south from time to time, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the autumn dryness is obvious. 

After the cold dew, the cold air in the north has a certain force, and most of China is under the control of the cold high pressure, and the rainy season ends. Controlled by cold and high pressure, the day is warm and the night is cool, and the autumn is often high during the day. From the perspective of climate characteristics, in the cold dew season, the autumn in the south is getting stronger, the air is cool and the wind is cool, and the rain is dry; the vast areas in the north have already presented a winter scene. The traditional customs of cold dew mainly include viewing maple leaves, eating sesame seeds, eating crabs, and drinking autumn tea.