Eating Duck
Duck has a sweet flavor and according to Chinese traditional medicine it has a "cool" nature. A folk tradition is to eat duck during the End of Heat period. There are manyrecipesfor cooking duck such as roast duck, cooked duck with lemon, smoked duck with walnut dressing and sautéed duck with ginger shoots. The tradition of eating duck during the End of Heat period is still popular in China.
The Fishing Season Festival
For fishermen, the End of Heat is a season of harvest. During this period, the Fishing Season Festival is held in regions along the coastline of the East China Sea in Zhejiang province. The festival is held on the day when the fishing ban ends and fishermen can start fishing again. Due to high temperatures in the sea, stocks of fish remain and become mature. People can enjoy many kinds ofseafoodduring this period.
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More than 1,500 fishing ships move towards the ocean, in Shipu port, Ningbo, Zhejiang province, Sept 16, 2003. The 6th Fishing Season Festival was held there.[Photo by Zhang Peijian/asianewsphoto.com]
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