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Season for drinking chrysanthemum wine

饮菊花酒

Chrysanthemum is the iconic flower of Cold Dew. To prevent autumn dryness, many regions in China have the custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine. This is a tradition of the Double Ninth Festival (on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar), which often falls around Cold Dew. According to ancient records, drinking wine made with chrysanthemums, poria cocos mushroom and pine oleoresin grants people longlasting youth.

菊花是寒露的代表花卉。为了防止秋燥，中国很多地区都有饮用菊花酒的习俗。这是重阳节的一种传统，重阳节通常在寒露前后。据古书记载，饮用菊花、茯苓菇和松脂制成的这种酒可以让人青春永驻。