24 Solar Terms: 4 things you should know about Grain Buds
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms, which reflect changes in weather, scenery, and even people’s lives. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production.
A good season for eating fish
During the Grain Buds period, the summer harvest is about to begin. A saying about rain during this time mentions, “A heavy rainfall makes the river full.” Because of the great increase in rainfall, rivers are full of water, which gives rise to great tasting fish and shrimp. This is a good time to enjoy them.
Eating herb of common sow thistle
Grain Buds is a season for eating the herb of the common sow thistle (苦菜), which tastes a little bitter and sour, but also sweet. It has the function of cooling the blood and detoxifying (解毒) the body. It can be made into different types of dishes.
Tips on health preserving in Grain Buds
Key period for flower management
This time is a good period of the quick growth of flowers. It is also a season when plant diseases and pests are at an all-time high, which makes caring for your garden even more critical.
| A．It is also a harvest season for fishermen. |
| B．A lot of water and extra care for wild flowers. |
| C．High temperatures are common during the Grain Buds period. |
| D．Therefore, flower trimming and clipping (修剪) is important. |
| E．However, the solar term traditional culture is still useful today. |
| F．It means that the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe. |
| G．People in Ningxia like to eat it mixed with salt, vinegar, peppers or garlic. |
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After enjoying a museum or art gallery, Milly Zi, a management adviser in Beijing, usually visits the souvenir shop to buy something to remember the visit. About a decade ago, Zi was attracted by a roll of sticky tape in the Taipei Palace Museum. The tape, designed in red, yellow and white, had four Chinese characters making a phrase — zhen zhi dao le — a sentence of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, meaning “I am aware.” “The product has history and culture in it,” Zi said, “and it has aroused my interest in learning more about the history behind it.”
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1. Why did the tape attract Milly Zi?| A．It was used by Kangxi. | B．It has a long history. |
| C．It was creatively designed. | D．It is a digital cultural relic. |
| A．Judged. | B．Guarded. | C．Developed. | D．Gained. |
| A．To emphasize the importance of Chinese cultural relics. |
| B．To make an advertisement for the Hubei Provincial Museum. |
| C．To illustrate a modern technology to make museums’ work effective. |
| D．To popularize the ancient Chinese civilizations of the Spring and Autumn period. |
| A．Open more souvenir shops. |
| B．Produce more cultural gifts. |
| C．Go digitized with modern technology. |
| D．Invite experts to give lectures on Chinese history. |
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1. The writer mentions details such as Father Christmas’s sledge, the reindeer and the way he climbs down chimney because he/ she ________.| A．wants to make it clear that these things are impossible |
| B．is describing the history of St Nicholas |
| C．wants everyone to believe that Father Christmas is real |
| D．is explaining the modern legend of Father Christmas |
| A．It shows us that historians know very little about him. |
| B．This story explains why parents give secret presents to children. |
| C．It supports the writer’s main point that Father Christmas is based on an untrue story. |
| D．This story explains why we celebrate Christmas in December. |
| A．religious | B．friendly |
| C．frightening | D．unreal |
| A．Is Father Christmas Dangerous? | B．The True History of St Nicholas |
| C．The Legend of Santa Claus | D．The Traditions of Christmas |
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