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Culture Insider: Customs of Sanfu- the dog days of summer

2014-08-04 14:05:02

(chinadaily.com.cn)

 

Eating noodles duringZhongfu

The second phase ofSanfuis traditionally a time for consuming noodles because it is believed to help people sweat and relieve internal heat. Some time-honored noodlerestaurants around China have increased their supply and launched new products.

 

 A little customer eats noodles at a time-honoredrestaurantnamed Kuiyuanguan inHangzhou, Zhejiang province, July 28, 2014. [Photo by Long Wei/asianewsphoto.com]

 

 

Scenery of Laifeng County in central China's Hubei  1,300-year-old Guangde Temple in Sichuan   Hangzhou residents enjoy noodles during Zhongfu
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