The indigo plant is known in Traditional Chinese Medicine for being good for preventing colds.

是中国人熟知的一种中药材，可以预防感冒。

So the blue and the white of an indigo tie-dye represent what is pure, open, and correct.

染出的与白表示清清白白、光明磊。

And this is down to indigo.

正是最主要的染料原料。

And the blue, borrowed from nature, becomes real with the indigo harvest of the End of Heat solar term.

而那一抹则是从自然里借来的颜色，暑里那片叶的灵魂。

Here, the indigo plant has matured, and people come out to greet its fields of blue.

这里因为的成熟成了一片色的海洋。

Indigo paste goes through the holes in the template and seeps into the cloth, giving it the mark of Bai tie-dye.

染浆通过模的锥眼渗透在布料上，呈现出一块白族扎染布最初的模样。

Every End of Heat solar term, after harvesting and picking indigo leaves, the mature stems and leaves are collected in a pine container, mixed with water and lime, and soaked.

每年暑，经过收割挑拣的成熟茎叶，被置于松木缸内与水、石灰一起漫泡。