“Chushu”, which means the end of heat in Chinese, is the 14th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Beginning on Aug 23 this year and ends on Sept 6, the solar term implies that the scorching summer is going to end after this day, and most parts in China are getting rid of the hot summer and entering autumn.

Enjoy eating duck

A chef makes Peony Roast Duck in Quanjude Beijing Roast Duck Restaurant at its Wangfujing Branch in Beijing. Eating duck during the end of heat is a folk tradition, for duck is “cool” in nature by traditional Chinese medicine. [Photo/Xinhua]

Autumn Sightseeing

Tourists go sightseeing in Tengtou village in Ningbo city, East China’s Zhejiang province, Aug 17, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

Autumn Fishing

Fishing boats transfer fresh sea fish to the fishing port in Qionghai city, South China’s Hainan province, Aug 17, 2017. The fishing season of the South China Sea started on Aug 16 after this summer’s fishing ban. [Photo/Xinhua]

Autumn Harvests

A farmer airs the newly-harvested corns in Jinhe village of Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, Aug 7, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

Crucial Growing Stage for Crops

A farmer checks the growth of sorghum in the fields in Wangyu village of Zaozhuang City, East China’s Shandong province, Aug 23, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

Autumn Planting

A farmer ploughs land on a farming machine in Weining county, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Aug 23, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]