The Beginning of Autumn is one of the twenty-four solar terms in traditional Chinese calendar - a traditional Chinese supplementary calendar used to guide agricultural activities. Each year, the seventh, eighth or ninth day of August is the day of Beginning of Autumn in the Chinese lunar calendar. Beginning of Autumn,an ordinary seasonal dividion point, is the turning point from warm weather to coldness. It predicts that the hot summer shall pass away and autumn is drawing near.
The Beginning of Autumn also marks the approach of a busy farming season.
