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24 Solar Terms: 7 things you may not know about Major Heat

Updated: 2019-07-23 07:00:00

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24 solar terms: 7 things you may not know about Major Heat

Two crickets fight at a cricket fighting contest in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. [Photo/Xinhua]

Cricket fighting

Major Heat is a season with the largest number of crickets that can be found in the fields along the countryside. Cricket fighting is a popular pastime for some people in China during this period. The custom dates back more than 1,000 years to the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).

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