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The“Great Heat” represents the hottest days in the year. It arrives on July 22 to 24 when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 120 degrees.“大暑”是一年中最热的一天，通常是在7月22至24日，太阳到达天文经度120度。
It’s a season with the highest temperature, where the crops grow fastest and the most frequent time for drought. After this day, firefly comes out, soil gets more and more humid and heavy thunderstorm comes from time to time. The days around the “Great Heat” witness the blossom season of jasmines and lotuses.这个时期是气温最高的时候，农作物生长最为旺盛，干旱也时有发生，大暑之后萤火虫开始出现，时不时就会有雷雨，泥土开始越来越湿润，在大暑节气，是茉莉和荷花开放的时期。
In Fujian province, people eat lychee and lamb to spend “Great Heat”. In middle and north of Hunan, people eat young chicken. They believe that eating food with hot nature can drive away the dampness.在福建省，人们会在大暑节气吃荔枝和羊肉，而湖南中北部人们会吃童子鸡肉，吃温性食物有利于去除身体内的湿气。
People should eat more seasonal vegetables including towel gourd, broccoli and eggplant. If you have high blood pressure or diabetes, you should eat pumpkin, which is full of vitamins, protein and amino acid.人们在这个时期应该多吃当季蔬菜，丝瓜，西兰花，茄子。高血压和糖尿病患者应该吃南瓜，复函维生素，蛋白质以及氨基酸。
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