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.
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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...Read the article -
End of Heat
23 August to 7 September
Kudzu (葛根 Gé Gēn), root of the great heat
A conquering vine in summer, a giant root under the earth: kudzu (葛根 Gé Gēn) is a plant of stubbornness, from which China has for centuri... -
Major Heat
23 July to 7 August
Chrysanthemum (菊花 Jú Huā), flower of summer
A flower drunk as much as it is sung: the chrysanthemum (菊花 Jú Huā) runs through Chinese poetry as it does through its teapots.
