Plum rain is a typical climate phenomena at
regions along mid and downstream Yangtze River, which usually comes as early as
late May and goes as late as mid-July. During the Plum Rain Season, Chongqing
city will always be covered with heavy grey clouds with continuous rains, day
and night, big and small with only short and temporary un-raining days in
between. The reason it’s called Plum Rain is because it’s a ripe season for sour-sweet plums, and it also has another name called Mold Rain (same pronunciation in
Chinese) as the long raining days will usually bring along mold to your house, your
furniture, your car and clothes and also humidity air inside your body causing
damp-heat related diseases. Such a sun-lacking season affects people with the
so-called Plum Rain Season Syndromes like lack of appetite, diarrhea, stomach
sickness, somnolence, dysphoria and even depression. Please consult experienced
TCM doctor or reliable TCM guidebooks for advice on some natural herbs, type of
teas, vegetables and balanced diet for a healthy transition during this season.
Outdoor hiking/walking for fresh air could also be quite helpful for stress and
depression relief. There are nice parks in this big city, and ancient towns, temples, mountains in town and around the city suburbs (stay tuned for our later posts).
After the drowsy Plum Rain Season, you
would be expecting the furnace heat and temperamental thunderstorms of the typical Chongqing
summer.
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