Autumn · Solar term
Autumn Equinox
秋分
Restore a dependable evening routine
Illustration & cultural context · 图画说明
The story inside the image
Regional rice harvest; astronomical equinox
Rice harvesting, gathered sheaves, and gleaning birds show autumn work in some rice-growing regions. The September equinox is an astronomical event with roughly balanced day and night. The harvest scene illustrates seasonal life without setting a nationwide harvest date.
中文 · 为什么这样画
秋分，把昼夜之分与秋收相连
收割稻谷、搬运稻束和拾穗鸟展示部分稻作地区的秋忙。秋分本身是天文分点，昼夜长度大致接近；金黄稻田是用于解释季节生活的选景，不应说秋分就是全中国统一的收割日。
An editorial interpretation of regional farming, traditional phenology, or local custom. This is a generated illustration, not a documentary photograph or a forecast for every place.
Daily seasonal care · 秋 · 收
Gather a sustainable rhythm rather than withdraw completely
This term’s practical focus · Editorial application
Restore a dependable evening routine
Choose one evening habit you can keep as schedules change. Gather your workload without abandoning movement or supportive contact.
Classical reasoning. The autumn chapter describes earlier retiring, earlier rising, and collecting the spirit. Its association with lung and metal belongs to traditional correspondences, not a diagnosis that autumn symptoms must be lung disease.
Sleep & rhythm
Return to a stable evening routine as your schedule changes. Give yourself enough rest; a seasonal rule should not override shift work or individual sleep needs.
Movement & recovery
Keep familiar moderate activity and adapt clothing to temperature. Gathering does not mean stopping movement or confining yourself indoors.
Food & fluids
Use ordinary balanced meals and regular drinking water. Soup can be a convenient meal format; pears or other fruit are foods, not guaranteed treatments for cough or dryness.
Mind & emotions
Reduce one unnecessary commitment and keep a supportive connection. Reflection should not become isolation or a requirement to feel melancholy.
Contemporary daily-care applications, not a prescription unique to this solar term. Adjust to actual conditions and any existing care plan.
Read the complete seasonal guide →01 · Nature & astronomy
A turning point in the year.
This term corresponds to an apparent solar ecliptic longitude of 180°. It is one of the six traditional terms associated with autumn. The illustration explores a seasonal cultural scene; it does not determine the astronomical date. Calendar day labels are available for 1901–2099 in UTC+8; exact local transition times are not displayed.
02 · Classical reading
Begin with the season.
秋三月，此谓容平。
Editorial translation: “The three months of autumn are called gathering and balance.”
This is a passage about the broader season, not a prescription specific to Autumn Equinox. Read our short four-season guide for the main ideas, and adapt daily care to your actual conditions.
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Connect this season with yang qi, dampness and digestion, food, and tool suitability. A calendar label alone does not establish a pattern or justify a treatment.