“Lixia” or the Beginning of Summer, the 7th solar term of the year, fell on May 5 this year. In Suzhou there is a folk custom of “weighing people” on this special day. It is believed that children who are weighed up on the day of Lixia will not suffer from “Zhu Xia”, a summer disease with symptoms of fever, loss of appetite, lassitude, etc.
The picture shows a “weighing people” activity held in Xinxin Community of Suzhou Industrial Park where children are weighed with a traditional steelyard.
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