Great Heat of The 24 Solar Terms

 Small classroom from Grandglow New Energy.

Today is the Great Heat of the 24 solar terms, which is the hottest period from July 22nd to 24th and it's the last solar terms in Summer. 

During Major Heat, the weather enters the hottest period of the year, and it is also the same season of rain and heat, with significantly more rainfall than other months. 

At this time of year, the sun is fierce, hot and humid and rainy, although there is inevitably a bitter heat and humidity, it is very conducive to the growth of crops, and crops grow fastest during this period. In late July every year, the subtropical monsoon rain belt moves to North China - northeast China, late July to early August is the rainy season in North China, Northeast China and other northern areas; The northwest region, because of its deep inland and far away from the ocean, is the arid region with the least annual precipitation in China. 

During Major Heat, the digestive function of the stomach is relatively weak, and the diet is mainly light, and it is not allowed to eat fatty, spicy and fried food. In addition to drinking more water, often eat porridge, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, but also appropriate to eat more heat, spleen, moisture, qi, Yin food, such as lotus seeds, lilies, coix seed, lotus leaves, winter melon, watermelon, mung beans, etc., is a good choice to reduce the summer, but also pay attention to diet health. During Major Heat, it is advisable to exercise in the morning or evening, and it is recommended to exercise in parks, lakes and other cool places under the shade of trees. Choose exercise with relatively small amount of exercise, such as Tai Chi, jogging, badminton, etc., to avoid excessive sweating and depletion of qi and injury to fluid, and drink warm water appropriately after exercise. On hot summer days, it is appropriate to wear comfortable, breathable, good sweat absorption clothes. The human skin sweat hole is open, the clothes are loose and easy to dissipate heat, and the clothes should be washed and changed frequently to prevent wearing wet clothes and clothes that have just been exposed to the sun for a long time, so as not to invade the body with heat dampness.