Five things you may not know about summer's start
( chinadaily.com.cn )
Updated: 2017-05-08
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Weighing a Baby in the Start of Summer (right), by Feng Yuan. [Photo/artron.net] |
Checking one's weight
The custom of weighing people at the Start of Summer is believed to bring health and good luck to the people weighed.
In ancient China, getting weighed was more than indicator for doctors of the patients' physical conditions; it was also a blessing to preserve health on hot summer days.
