As the cool winds sharpen and the golden leaves begin to fall, nature quietly enters one of the most poetic moments in the traditional Chinese calendar — Frost’s Descent, or Shuāngjiàng (霜降). It usually arrives between October 23rd and 24th, marking the 18th solar term among the 24 that define the rhythm of traditional Chinese seasons. The name literally means “the descent of frost,” signifying the first appearance of frost as temperatures drop, and signaling that late autumn has fully arrived.