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. Le fruit du moine (罗汉果 Luó Hàn Guǒ), douceur d’automne - BotaQi Autumn Equinox 23 September to 7 October

    Monk fruit (罗汉果 Luó Hàn Guǒ), an autumn sweetness

    A small brown sphere, surprisingly light, that rustles when you shake it: one of the most intense sweetnesses of the plant world. A portrait of Monk fruit - 罗汉果 (Luo Han Guo), from the hills of Guangxi to the amber in...Featured September 28, 2026 5 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