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3 Good Habits For Heart Well-being

夏季养心,坚持这3个习惯,才是养生的最高境界 3 Good Habits For Heart Well-being 从中医角度来讲,春养肝、夏养心,秋补肺,冬固肾,“夏”对应五行中的“火”,“夏”在五脏中属“心”,因此,夏季养生首先需要养心。中国传统医学认为在夏季时心阳最为旺盛。 From the standpoint of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), well-being is maintained with different seasonal focus, that is liver for spring, heart for summer, lung for autumn, and kidney for winter. Summer corresponds to the fire in the five elements and the heart in the five internal organs. Therefore, heart well-being is a priority in overall health in summer. According to TCM, the heart-yang is the most vigorous in summer. 夏季是一年当中最热的季节,心气旺盛,出汗多,易伤气阴,导致气津两虚,再加上气温较高,容易导致气虚中暑,故在夏季宜清心祛暑。养心饮食宜清淡,少油脂,吃一些性凉,性寒而味苦的食物,以达到清热解暑、健脾利湿的作用。那么夏季应当如何养心?应当从这3方面出发,让心脏更健康。 Summer is the hottest season in a year. The heart-qi is strong. It’s common to sweat a lot. The qi and yin are impaired easily, resulting in deficiency of both qi and body liquid, plus the air temperature is high, one can easily get heat stroke with deficiency of qi. So it’s appropriate to clea

Runners, Guangzhou may be your next stop

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Runners, Guangzhou may be your next stop 跑步爱好者,广州可能是你下一站    The Guangzhou Marathon is an IAAF Gold Label Road Race event, which draws tens of thousands of runners from home and abroad to participate every year. It is quite fair to say that Guangzhou is a runner-friendly city. If you happened to be one of them, and you haven’t run in Guangzhou yet, check out Ersha Island ecological belt(珠江碧道二沙环岛段). When you arrive here, you can enjoy running on a running track by the Pearl River with breeze caressing your face. The belt is 7.1 km long. To get inside, you could get to an iconic shopping mall called Wen Li Fang(文立方), then walk toward the riverside, you are right on the spot. November and December are the best times in a year to get into running in Guangzhou. Why not have a try? 广州国际马拉松赛是国际田联路跑金标赛事,每年吸引数以万计的国内外跑步爱好者参加。说句公道的话,广州是对跑步爱好者友好的城市。如果你刚好是其中一员,但还没来广州跑过步,了解一下珠江碧道二沙环岛段。当你来到这里,你可以尽情地在珠江边的跑道上奔跑,任由微风拂面。这条碧道全长7.1公里。为了进入碧道,你可以先抵达标志性购物中心文立方,跟着往河边走去,你就到达碧道了。11月和12月是一年中来广州跑步的最佳时机。何不来尝试一番?

The best summer dishes to try in Guangzhou

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  The best summer dishes to try in Guangzhou 夏天来广州要尝的最佳料理 Guangzhou is a vibrant city and a food paradise. What are the best dishes to enjoy when you come to travel in Guangzhou in the delightful summer days? Check out these wonderful choices. 广州是活力之城,也是美食天堂。当你在乐悠悠的夏季来到广州旅游时,有什么最好要尝一尝的料理?来看这些十分棒的选择。 Stir-fried beef with tomato and egg 番茄牛肉炒鸡蛋 This is traditional Cantonese home cooking. Every home cook has her own version in Guangzhou. It tastes sour and sweet with tomato and its sauce, which stimulates appetite and is awesome to have with rice. Chinese believe eating naturally red foods is good for heart health, which is recommended in summer. Tomato is one of them and encouraged to eat more. And beef is said to give a boost to Yang Qi in the body and make you energetic. So it is a must-eat healthy dish. Recommended Restaurant: Chang Lai Xiao Ju 这是传统的广东家常菜。在广州,每个家庭厨师都有自己的煮法。酸酸甜甜的味道来自番茄及其酱汁,能刺激食欲,很下饭。中国人认为红色食物养心,而且推荐在夏天养心。番茄是 鼓励多吃的红色食物。牛肉被认为能在体内提升阳气,让人精力旺盛。所以这是必吃的健康料理。 推荐餐