Xiaoshu, the 11th solar term, usually happens on July 7 or July 8.Xiaoshumeans it’s hot but not the hottest.
The continuous rainfall season for cities along “Yangtze River” will soon stop and enter summer days. On the other hand, the north and north-east of China will enter the rain season. Three periods of the hot season come one by one after “Summer Solstice”. In the Chinese, it’s call the three “Fu”, meaning that the weather is so hot and people better lie down than to move. Around this period, it’s the first “Fu” period.
Traditional Customs and Seasonal Food
Nowadays, people eat Jiao zi on the first “Fu”, noodles on the second and eggs with baked pancake on the third. In Xuzhou, the tradition of eating lamb can be traced back to thousands of years ago. At that time, there already had been the saying that “Having a bowl of lamp soup, no need to see the doctors.”
(Notes: Some Words From Hujiang English and pictures from website)
