Frost’s Descent, 23 October to 6 November
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Seasons, herbs and the Chinese tradition: a plain letter, following the 24 breaths of the solar calendar.

  1. 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; dry clarity, pungent flavor, a return inward.Featured September 5, 2026 4 min read Read the article
  2. La longue fin d’été : la Terre, la Rate et l’humidité - BotaQi Beginning of Autumn 8 to 22 August

    The long end of summer: the Earth, the Spleen and the damp

    Between summer and autumn, Chinese thought slips in a fifth season: the long end of summer (長夏 chángxià), time of Earth, of the sweet fla...August 17, 2026 4 min read