People usually feel very hot after entering the "San Fu". This is one of people's most intuitive feelings about the "San Fu" weather. Compared to Xiaoshu, the summer season is even hotter. When the solar term "San Fu" comes, there are many folk customs related to "eliminating the heat of summer". In terms of diet, some places have the habit of drinking mutton soup. Great Summer is the last solar term in summer, after which the weather will slowly transition to autumn.

The Great Summer is the twelfth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms and the last solar term in summer. The time is generally around July 23 of the Gregorian calendar each year. According to folklore expert Xiao Fang, "Huainanzi" compiled by Liu An in the Han Dynasty has a complete record of the twenty-four solar terms, including the Great Summer.

Great Summer overlaps with "San Fu" in time. It is also said the hottest solar term of the year. During the time, the heat and humidity reached its extreme. For many areas in China, the summer sun is strong and there is more rain. Although it is hot and humid and makes people feel uncomfortable. Such weather is conducive to the growth of crops. At the same time, it is necessary to take precautions against meteorological disasters such as floods in summer.

The custom of drinking herbal tea is popular among Chinese people during the hottest days in summer. Herbal tea is boiled by mixing some Chinese herbs. It is said that the tea made from such Chinese herbal medicines has the effect of cooling and removing heat. During the Great Summer Festival, the custom of "eating immortal grass" is circulating in some places in Guangdong. Immortal grass, also known as jelly grass and fairy grass, is an important medicinal and edible plant resource. Because of its heat-relieving effect, fairy grass is very popular in summer. Immortal grass can also be made into "burning immortal grass", which is a dessert for relieving heat.

On the day of the heat of the year, Fujianese have the custom of eating lychees, drinking mutton soup and eating rice grains. Lychees are delicious. Mutton soup is a nutritious delicacy. Some places in Shandong also have the custom of drinking mutton soup. In Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, citizens will go to the local mutton soup restaurant to drink mutton soup on the day of summer.

There are also vendors selling cold ice in Beijing. Due to the hot weather, there are more crickets in the countryside. In some places, people will fight crickets after dinner. In ancient times, it was also a popular custom for people to appreciate lotus in summer by boat. In addition, there are also many ways to reduce heat. In the past, people would adapt to local conditions when building houses. For example, in Beijing’s courtyards, houses had better thermal insulation. When conditions permit, people will put a large copper basin in the house in summer, which is filled with ice cubes to cool down.

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