Season for drinking chrysanthemum wine

飲菊花酒

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。為了防止秋燥，中國很多地區(qū)都有飲用菊花酒的習俗。這是重陽節(jié)的一種傳統(tǒng)，重陽節(jié)通常在寒露前后。據(jù)古書記載，飲用菊花、茯苓菇和松脂制成的這種酒可以讓人青春永駐。