Culture Insider: Customs of Sanfu- the dog days of summer
2014-08-04 14:05:02
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Drinking mutton soup
There is a custom in southernShandongprovince where people drink mutton soup duringSanfu. Many people go to local restaurants to drink mutton soup, which is called “summer mutton soup”. It is believed that mutton which is hot in nature can relieve internal cold.
Customers wait to buy "summer mutton soup" in a restaurant in Linyi,Shandongprovince, July 22, 2010.[Photo by Fang Dehua/asianewsphoto.com]