处暑（中国画） 戴树良
处暑之后，秋意渐浓。
煎药茶、放河灯、举行开渔节、踏秋赏美景……
人们用丰富多彩的民俗活动为这一天装点仪式感和烟火气，作为报答，它轻轻吹走了最后的暑热，也为我们留下了最美好的初秋记忆。
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Chushu, also named End of Heat, is the 14th in the 24 solar terms and the second one in autumn. As it is described in a poem written by Song Dynasty poet Su Jiong, “Just within three days of Chushu, the coolness one longs for will come.” In early autumn, at a time when summer heat has not yet dissipated, the cool breeze makes people feel so refreshed.
The advent of Chushu means heat is giving way to coolness. However, as a saying goes, “the heat in Chushu can still be strong, like a ferocious tiger.” And it can still make the weather hot and dry. Therefore, on the first day of Chushu, people often drink herbal tea and eat duck dishes, which they believe can resist autumn dryness. Or they will go on outing in early autumn to be close to nature.
Painter Lao Shu’s work Chushu vividly expresses an idyllic rural scene in autumn. In the painting, a man is watching the distance on an arch bridge; and plants dance gently in the breeze, brimming with life. Ripples of the lake reflect the golden sunlight, which also covers the land.
处暑（中国画） 老树
“Autumn Makeup”, a painting by Song Fengguang and Zhang Jinping, depicts the charm of golden light of autumn in a different way, with focus on people. In a beautiful wood in autumn, three girls are wandering among red, yellow, and purple shrubs. Through the use of delicate lines, colors, shapes, and brushstrokes, the painting presents a fascinating autumn scene.
