Play egg competition
Suzhou people are really into eggs on the day of Start of Summer. Aside from eating salted duck eggs, children customarily put an egg into a knitted bag and hang it on the neck to play egg competition with others.
Eat black rice
Eating black rice gives Suzhou people a strong sense of occasion. The rice has a delicate flavor and soft mouthfeel.
Taste Sanxian
Suzhou people also eat sanxian on this day. Specifically, the sanxian food (三鲜) is divided into three categories: disanxian (地三鲜, broad bean, amaranth and cucumber), shusanxian (树三鲜, cherry, loquat and apricot) and shuisanxian (水三鲜, yellow croaker, shrimp and hilsa herring).
The five-day Labor Day holiday passed quickly, but the lovely weather continues in Suzhou. The temperature is rising and the maximum temperature is expected to be around 30℃ on Friday. Though the city is basking in sunshine, the temperature difference between day and night is forecast to exceed 10℃. Residents are advised to put on a jacket in the morning and evening.