Frost's Descent
霜降
Frost's Descent is the 18th solar term of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. During Frost's Descent, the climate changes from cool to cold, so the coming of Frost's Descent means the beginning of "cold autumn". Frost's Descent is usually on October 23 of thesolar calendar. When the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 210 degrees it is Frost's Descent of the 24 solar terms. Frost's Descent, the last solar term of autumn and the transition from autumn to winter. In late autumn, there is a lot of heat dissipating on the ground, and the temperature drops to below 0 degrees suddenly. The water vapor in the air directly condenses on the ground or plants to form tiny ice needles, and some become hexagonal frost flowers, with white and loose structure.
霜降是中国传统二十四节气中的第十八个节气。霜降期间，气候由凉向寒过渡，所以霜降的来临意味着“寒秋”的开始。霜降一般是在每年公历的10月23日，太阳到达黄经210度时为二十四节气中的霜降。霜降是秋季的最后一个节气，是秋季到冬季的过渡节气。秋晚地面上散热很多，温度骤然下降到0度以下，空气中的水蒸气在地面或植物上直接凝结形成细微的冰针，有的成为六角形的霜花，色白且结构疏松。
晴日生霜
Frost condenses in sunny days
Frost's Descent is one of the 24 solar terms. It happens in late autumn when the weather gets colder and frost begins to appear. Frost, can only form in sunny days, people say "thick frost, fierce sun" is for this reason. In meteorology, the first frost in autumn is generally called "early frost", and the last frost in spring is called "late frost". There are also early frost called "chrysanthemum frost" ,since the chrysanthemum are in full bloom. The Northern song dynasty writer Su Shi had the poem said: "A thousand trees are swept yellow, and only Hibiscus is fragrant’’.
霜降是二十四节气之一，恰逢晚秋，天气渐冷，开始有霜。霜，只能在晴天形成，人说"浓霜猛太阳"就是这个道理。气象学上，一般把秋季出现的第一次霜叫做"早霜"，而把春季出现的最后一次霜称为"晚霜"。也有把早霜叫"菊花霜"的，因为此时菊花盛开，北宋大文学家苏轼有诗曰："千树扫作一番黄，只有芙蓉独自芳"。
霜间美味
Delicacies in the frost season
When it comes to Frost'sDescent, you can't miss the delicious food. In some places of our country,During Frost's Descent,we should eat red persimmon, which can play the effect of moistening the lung, bolstering the deficiency, dispelling effects of alcohol and relieving cough.White radish is also essential, Shandong has a farming proverb: End of Heat welcomes the harvest of sorghum, and White Dew welcomes that of millet. When it comes to Frost’s Descent, radish is ripe enough to be pulled out of the ground. In the cold winter, duck and beef naturally become people's first choice of food, because they can help people not only keep warm from the cold, but also strengthen the muscles and bones.
谈到霜降，那美食可不能缺席。在我国一些地方，霜降要吃红柿子，可以起到润肺，补虚，解酒，止咳的效果。白萝卜也不能少，山东有句农谚道：处暑高粱，白露谷，霜降到了拔萝卜。一入寒冬，鸭子和牛肉自然成了人们的首选，因为它们不仅可以御寒保暖，而且可以补筋骨。
霜寒多疾
Common diseases after Frost's Descent
Frost's Descent period is the peak period of chronic gastritis and gastroduodenal ulcer recurrence. The elderly are also very prone to suffer from "old cold legs "(knee osteoarthritis disease, chronic bronchitis is also easy to relapse or aggravate. At this time，one should eat more pears, apples, ginkfruit, onion, mustard (potherb mustard).
霜降节气是慢性胃炎和胃十二指肠溃疡病复发的高峰期。老年人也极容易患上"老寒腿"(膝关节骨性关节炎的毛病，慢性支气管炎也容易复发或加重。这时应该多吃些秋梨，苹果，白果，洋葱，芥菜(雪里蕻)。
结尾：
Frost'sDescent is like the setbacks and blows we suffer at different stages in our lives. It brings us cold and loneliness,which make us feel failure and frustration, but also bring us growth and hope. When colorful leaves drift down from the treetops, frost landed on the earth,which is farewell and meeting as well.When the once brilliant life danced the last dance, the leaves blown by the wind return to the mountain,which is both the end and the beginning.
霜降，如同我们人一生中在不同阶段所遭受的挫折和打击。它给我们带来寒冷和孤独，让我们感受失败和挫折，却也给我们带来成长和希望。当五彩缤纷从树梢摇落，霜降大地，是告别，亦是相逢。当曾经灿烂的生命跳完最后一只舞蹈，风落木归山，是结束，也是开始。
