Children eat watermelons to meet the solar term “beginning of autumn” in Hefei, capital of East China’s Anhui Province, yesterday, with a split watermelon beside carved with Chinese characters meaning “beginning of autumn.” Chinese people have a tradition of eating watermelons or peaches, which is said to stave off bad health and prevent ailments related to the changing of seasons, before the “beginning of autumn.” The solar term “beginning of autumn” was yesterday this year.China News Service |