Autumn Equinox Autumn Equinox（秋分），the 16th solar term of the year，lies at the midpoint of autumn， （1）

dividing

dividing

（divide） autumn into two equal parts.After that day，the location of direct sunlight （2）

moves

moves

（move）to the south，making days shorter and nights longer in the northern hemisphere.Since the Autumn Equinox，most of the areas in China have entered the cool autumn. （3）

When / As

When / As

the cold air southward meets the declining warm and wet air，precipitation（降水）is the result.
    As （4）

is said

is said

（say） in the ancient book，The Detailed Records of the Spring and Autumn Period（770 - 476 BC），"It is on the Autumn Equinox day that the Yin and Yang are in a balance of power.' Thus the day and night are of equal length，and（5）

so

so

are the cold and hot weather. "In South China，there is a custom （6）

popularly

popularly

（popular ） known as"having Qiucai （autumn vegetable） on the Autumn Equinox day".Every Autumn Equinox day ，all the（7）

villagers

villagers

（ village） go to pick Qiucai in the wild，which is taken back and made into soup with fish， （8）

named

named

（name） Qiutang"（ autumn soup ） .
    On Autumn Equinox day，there are thousands of people in the world trying to make eggs stand（9）

on

on

end.According to experts，on the Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox，the earth's axis（轴），on its 66.5 degree tilt，is in a relative balance of power with the earth's orbit around the sun.Thus it is an （10）

easier

easier

（easy） time for people to practice the game.