會員專享Autumn Equinox: Róng Píng and the Chinese Art of Autumn Health

The Autumn Equinox (秋分, Qiū Fēn) marks a point of balance—between day and night, warmth and cold, and, in traditional Chinese thought, Yīn and Yáng.

But autumn is not only a season of balance. It is also a season of gathering, settling, and preparing for what comes next.

In this lesson, we explore the traditional concept of 容平 (Róng Píng), a term used in the *Huangdi Neijing* (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon) to describe the three months of autumn. From the changing patterns of nature to 早臥早起 (sleeping and rising early) and 收斂神氣 (gathering and conserving the spirit and vital energy), Róng Píng offers a distinctive framework for understanding autumn health.

We also look at the deeper meaning of 秋收 (autumn harvest)—not simply gathering what has already grown, but also cultivating and sowing for the seasons ahead—and traditional autumn foods such as pears, lily bulbs, crab, and osmanthus.

Through the Autumn Equinox, this lesson connects the Chinese seasonal calendar with ideas of Yīn and Yáng, the *Huangdi Neijing*, agriculture, daily rhythms, and traditional approaches to nourishing life.

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