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24 Solar Terms: 10 things you may not know about White Dew

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-09-07 09:47

24 Solar Terms: 10 things you may not know about White Dew

Peach Blossom and Swallows, by Song Shan. [Photo/artron.net]

Playing with swallow carts

In Tancheng county, Shandong province, children play with swallow handcarts, a sharpened wooden cart in the shape of a swallow, on the first day of White Dew. People of every household there can make this kind of wooden toy, which can even make pleasing sounds. Pushing the swallow cars while running can help the children resist coldness and improve their bodily constitutions.

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