Frost’s Descent, 23 October to 6 November
The journal

Knowledge

Seasons, herbs and the Chinese tradition: a plain letter, following the 24 breaths of the solar calendar.

  1. La table d’automne : la douceur, à l’heure de l’air sec - BotaQi White Dew 8 to 22 September

    The autumn table: sweetness, at the hour of dry air

    In September, the kitchen changes its smell: compotes, dried fruit, steaming bowls held in both hands. The autumn table cultivates sweetness at the hour of dry air...Featured September 14, 2026 4 min read Read the article
  2. Rosée blanche (白露 Báilù) : la fraîcheur sèche arrive - BotaQi White Dew 8 to 22 September

    White Dew (白露 Báilù): dry coolness arrives

    From 8 to 22 September, the morning grass wears pearls: this is the White Dew (白露 Báilù), when the air tips towards dry coolness.September 8, 2026 4 min read
  3. L’automne, la saison du Poumon : le Métal, le piquant, la clarté sèche - BotaQi White Dew 8 to 22 September

    Autumn, the season of the Lung: Metal, the pungent, dry clarity

    One morning, the air takes on a new sharpness: autumn is here, a season the tradition entrusts to Metal (金 Jīn) and to the symbolic Lung;...September 5, 2026 4 min read