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Frost's Descent: the frosty leaves are redder than spring flowers
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Every year, "Frost's Descent", the last solar term of autumn, arrives around October 23. Temperatures begin to fall, and frost starts to descend across China. The autumn harvest is also coming to a close.  

Autumn might be the most colorful season in China, with the leaves turning from golden yellow to red.  

Join CGTN's Cherry Qiu and appreciate the landscape at the Summer Palace! 

The poem is called "A Mountain Trip", written by Du Mu from the Tang Dynasty (618-907). 

A steep path leads to the cold mountain far in sight; 
Some houses are found where white clouds rise. 
I stop my cart to enjoy the maples in twilight hours; 
The frosty leaves are redder than spring flowers. 

Brilliant ancient Chinese scholars observed changing patterns of nature. The scholar measured the sun's annual movements into 24 equal parts, creating the 24 solar terms, which were used to govern agriculture in ancient China. 

Host and video editor: Qiu Yu

Script editor: April Espejo

Cover image designer: Xing Cheng

Chief editor: Lin Dongwei

Project manager: Zhang Xiaohe

Producer: Liu Yuqi

Executive producer: Zhang Shilei

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