The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Frost's Descent, the 18th solar term of the year, begins this year on Oct 24 and ends on Nov 7.

中國傳統二十四節氣的第18個節氣是霜降，今年的霜降從10月24日開始，11月7日結束。

Frost's Descent is the last solar term of autumn, during which time the weather becomes much colder than before and frost begins to appear.

霜降是秋季的最后一個節氣，在這期間天氣會比之前冷得多，早霜也會開始出現。

Here are eight things you should know about Frost's Descent.

一起來了解一下關于霜降的8個小常識。

Frosty autumn

露結成霜 秋意漸濃

Frost consists of white ice crystals of frozen water vapor near the ground. During Frost's Descent, frost begins to appear. But in the lower reaches of the Yellow River region, frost first appears in late October or early November. As Frost's Descent comes, the world is filled with the atmosphere of late autumn.

霜是貼近地面的露水凝結成的白色冰晶。在霜降期間，早霜開始出現。但是在黃河下游地區，早霜會在10月底或11月初開始出現。隨著霜降來臨，到處都洋溢著晚秋的韻味。