Curious about the traditions, health practices and wildlife care during the scorching Major Heat season? Find out with Xinhua correspondents Shamim Zakaria and Liu Jie.
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00:08 Major heat is the last soliton of summer
00:11 and hottest period of a year.
00:13 As the agriculture proverb goes, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
00:19 which means that if there was no hot weather during major heat,
00:23 the grain would not produce full fruit.
00:29 During major heat, the human body sweats a lot
00:32 and consumes a lot of physical energy.
00:34 People eat some heat-relieving food in a seasonal diet,
00:42 and a common one is watermelon.
00:43 Watermelon was introduced to China
00:50 through the ancient Silk Road.
00:52 Today, China has become a major watermelon producer.
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01:02 With the continuous improvement of planting technology,
01:05 watermelon is planted in digital greenhouses.
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01:53 The Huangdi Neijing, China's earliest written work
01:56 of traditional Chinese medicine, says,
01:58 "Spring and summer nourish young,
02:01 and autumn and winter nourish young."
02:04 Major heat provides an opportunity for winter diseases
02:07 to be cured in summer.
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02:14 Many Chinese choose to stick Sanfu medicinal patch
02:17 at this time to strengthen resistance and prevent
02:20 winter diseases such as asthma and some allergic diseases.
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02:28 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:47 During major heat, not only human health
02:49 needs to be nurtured, animals also need care.
02:53 The zoo has adopted various measures
02:55 to cool down the animals.
02:57 They have activated the water mist system,
02:59 provided ice cubes, and built sheds.
03:01 To cool the elephants, the zoo has stepped up
03:07 its spraying service.
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03:17 The two hippos in the hippo house
03:19 spend most of the day in the water,
03:22 only to crawl out of the pool for a short time to eat.
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03:30 As an ancient Chinese saying goes,
03:32 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
03:34 Which means, all things grow and flourish during major heat.
03:39 No matter how hot it is during this period,
03:42 if you can enjoy the beauty of it
03:44 and spend the hottest season of the year in a good mood,
03:47 you will have lived up to the time.
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