Autumn · Solar term
Cold Dew
寒露
Warm up before exertion
Illustration & cultural context · 图画说明
The story inside the image
Northern winter-wheat autumn sowing
Sowing prepared ground beside chrysanthemums shows that autumn includes planting as well as harvest. Some northern wheat regions sow winter wheat in this period. The scene depicts sowing, not wheat harvest; timing is local, and Cold Dew does not guarantee frost.
中文 · 为什么这样画
寒露，秋播冬小麦与菊花同框
翻好的土地、撒种动作与菊花表现深秋仍有农忙：部分北方麦区需在秋季播下越冬小麦。雁群与凉色光线辅助表达季节。这里是播种，不是麦收；具体播期要看当地条件，寒露也不等于必定结霜。
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
Warm up before exertion
In cooler weather, allow a gradual start to familiar activity and choose suitable clothing. Do not respond to feeling cold with an automatic yang-deficiency diagnosis or strong warming formula.
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 195°. 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 Cold Dew. 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.