8 月 7 is the Chinese Solar Terms “beginning of autumn.” China's vast territory, though the climate makes a difference, but this time most of the region is still not entered the fall weather. Particularly in the south, the solar terms or within the time of summer, so from the beginning of autumn until the Chinese these days before the autumnal equinox is called “long summer.”

Chinese often say, “keep the spring and summer sun,” that even when still scorch the yang to protect the body, specifically pay attention to intake of appropriate Replenishing things, at the same time more into the soup and congee with appropriate, which not only cool solution hot weather, thirst, but also Replenishing the body. The beans have a spleen dampness over the function of this solar terms are used together. Yi Shi beans congee with red bean porridge, bean porridge, porridge Rice Bean, lentil porridge and so on. Some, such as wheat porridge, black rice, porridge and other seeds in the solar term health is useful.

(taken from the “Hong Kong Commercial Daily”)