The traditional Chinese calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Minor Snow (小雪) , the 20th solar term of the year, begins this year 1 Nov.22 and ends on Dec.6. Here are things you should know about Minor Snow.
Light snow. 2 ancient Chinese book about plants explains that in Minor Snow, it is cold and it is going to snow, but the earth is not frozen enough and the snow is light. The temperature in most 3 in the north drops to 0℃ and below. The snow is light and frozen at night, but melts (融化) 4 during the day.
Having soup. During Minor Snow, people may also feel hot inside their body. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, if people feel hot inside their body, it can cause problems. To solve the problems , people should have 5 hot soup, such as cabbage and tofu soup, and mutton and vegetable soup. Making pickled vegetables (腌菜). For 6 of years, the people of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
7 Minor Snow with pickled vegetables made in different ways. Nanjing is known for 8 pickled vegetables. In the past, vegetables sold in Nanjing were few and expensive, 9 people there made pickled vegetables for the winter.
Avoiding hot food. On cold days, people may want some hot food 10 warm. Experts say it's not wise to eat too much hot food, because it will increase the heat inside your body.
