“Cold Dew” is the 17 solar term of the 24 solar terms and falls on October 8 or October 9 each year. It means that it’s colder than “White Dews” and the dews are becoming frost.

During this period, most of the areas around Nan ling enter autumn and north-east and north-west of China will soon enter winter. When the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 195 degrees, the swan gooses fly to south in a “single line” , most of the sparrows are gone and chrysanthemum starts to bloom.

在这一时期，中国南岭附近发大部分地区都进入秋季，中国东北以及西北地区将会很快进入冬季。这时候太阳直射点到达天文经度195度，大雁开始成一排向南迁徙，麻雀开始隐匿踪迹，菊花也开始盛开。

During “Cold Dew” period, the most obvious climate feature is “dry”. When it’s dry, sweat often evaporate very quickly and people can feel skin stretched, wrinkle increased, being thirsty, and often cough. Eating sesame, nut, tremella, radish, tomato, lotus root, milk and lily can help nourishing Yin Qi and moistening dryness. It’s also very good to eat some fruits such as snow pear, banana, Hami melon, apple and grape.

在“寒露”时节，最为明显的气候特征就是“干”。当天气干燥的时候，汗液蒸发速度更快，人们容易感觉到皮肤紧绷，皮肤干燥起皮，口舌干燥，容易咳嗽。多吃芝麻、坚果、银耳、小萝卜、西红柿、莲子、牛奶和百合都可以补充阳气，补湿去燥。可以适当地吃一些雪梨、香蕉、哈密瓜、苹果和葡萄等水果也是非常好的。