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Culture Insider: Five Things you may not know about Grain Rain

By (Chinaculture.org)
2016-04-18

Culture Insider: Five Things you may not know about Grain Rain

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Eating toona sinensis

People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinensis during Grain Rain. An old Chinese saying goes "toona sinensis before the rain is as tender as silk". The vegetable is nutritious and can help to stengthen the immunie system. It is also good for the stomach and skin.

Hechi is located in the northwestern part of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and the southern foothills of the Yungui Plateau.