As Chushu arrives, "Chu" means to cease. The heat reaches its end, and the first signs of autumn begin to emerge. At this time, the days remain warm while the nights turn cool, and nature begins to take on a solemn stillness. It is precisely the season when "the grain ripens and is brought in."

处暑至，“处”为“止”，暑气至此而止。秋意初显，此时昼暖夜凉，天地始肃，正是“禾乃登”的时节。

For an agrarian people, the hopes for "abundance" and "peace" have never been confined to the fields. This reverence for the turning of the seasons, and the hope for peace and well-being at home, were carved stroke by stroke by craftsmen of the Central Plains into Woodblock New Year Pictures.

农耕民族对“丰”与“安”的祈愿，从来不止于田间。这份对时序流转的敬畏，对家宅康宁的期盼，被中原匠人一刀一刀刻进了木版年画里。

As the grains ripen at Chushu, people pray for abundance. When the first breath of autumn coolness sweeps across Songshan Mountain, those Woodblock New Year Pictures, carrying a faint scent of ink and the warmth of wood, carry forward, through the most unadorned strokes of knife and brush, the Chinese people's timeless wish for peace, health, and prosperity year after year.

处暑禾登，人间祈丰。当秋收的第一缕新凉掠过嵩山，那带有淡淡墨香与木质气息的木版年画正以最质朴的刀笔，接续着中国人对岁岁安康的永恒祝愿。

May the auspicious blessings held within this small space accompany you through the golden autumn, bringing smooth days ahead and abundance year after year.

愿这方寸之间的吉祥瑞气，伴你走过金秋，日日顺遂，年年有余。

（来源：wherezhengzhou）