The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Summer Solstice, the 10th solar term of the year, falls on June 21 this year.
At this time, much of the northern hemisphere receives the most hours of daylight, but it does not bring the hottest temperatures which will come only 20 to 30 days later.
Every summer, rice tea will become a must-have on the table of Jingmen people. The tea soup tastes like brown rice and barley tea, but it features its own uniqueness. It can replace rice and also quench thirst like tea, making it an excellent choice for cooling off and preventing heatstroke in summer.