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Xiaoshu (Minor Heat), the 11th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on July 7 this year. At this time, in China, the summer heat gradually intensifies and the wind carries hot waves. As the ancient Chinese observed, the solar term unfolds in three pentads: Warm breezes arrive, crickets retreat to the cool corners of courtyards, and eagles soar high into the sky. Tang Dynasty poet Yuan Zhen wrote, "With the arrival of the warm breeze, Minor Heat takes its ease." People seek shade beneath trees, while cats curl up in cool corners. All living beings embrace stillness to escape the heat. A quiet mind is the greatest comfort of all.

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