The 24 Solar Terms·Autumn Begins | 落叶和凉风,从今天开始
Updated:2026-08-07 07:39   Source:INSIGHT SHAANXI   author:Fly Niu, Xueqing, Ian, Zimo, An

The Dipper points southwest

斗柄指西南

Summer hands over its crown

夏天交出了王冠

August 7

8月7日

The Start of Autumn arrives

立秋来了

Somewhere, a leaf begins to trace its edge in gold

某处,一片叶子正沿着轮廓描上金线

The wind falters for half a heartbeat, then veers toward a cooler road

风迟疑了半拍,然后转上一条更凉的路

This is no theatrical farewell—only a knowing that passes silently

这不是一场盛大的告别,只是一份默契,悄然流转

You sense it in the morning—a faint crispness tucked beneath the warmth

你在清晨感知到它——暖意之下,藏着一点清冽的脆响

An ancient text says: "Cool wind arrives. White dew falls. Cicadas sing."

古书云:"凉风至,白露降,寒蝉鸣。"

But Du Mu wrote it better: "Red candle paints autumn on the screen. A small fan chases fireflies at dusk."

但杜牧写得更妙:"银烛秋光冷画屏,轻罗小扇扑流萤。"

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Autumn is not a departure

秋天不是离去

It is a softening

是温柔下来

The heat still lingers at noon

正午暑气还在

But mornings carry a new whisper

但清晨有了新的耳语

Today, summer folds its last heat into memory

今天,夏天把最后的热叠进了回忆

Autumn tiptoes in, not to replace, but to accompany

秋天踮脚走来,不是替代,而是作伴

The light is softer now

光变柔了

The air tastes of possibility

空气里有种"可能"的味道

Wait a little longer

再等一等

Something beautiful is ripening

有好的事物,正在成熟

Author: Fly Niu, Xueqing, Ian, Zimo,An

Picture: yoyo

Editor:孙雪晴