Connotation and Implication of Spring Cattle

"Spring Cattle Map" is a picture book used in ancient China to predict the weather, rainfall, dry branches, five elements, agricultural harvest and other data. There is a picture of a cow and a petunia in the picture, and there are poems on the left and right sides to predict the weather and agricultural harvest in that year.

According to legend, Spring Cattle Map flourished in the early Tang Dynasty, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and lasted for thousands of years. The internet age says that spring has gradually declined, but it can still be seen in rural areas. In the traditional farming society, "Spring Cattle Map" is an illustrated way to predict the agricultural time of a year, including dry branches, five elements, weather, rainfall, drought, agricultural harvest, livestock diseases and even social stability. The top of the Spring Cattle Map is a picture, and the bottom is a book. Carve the words "Cattle Grazing Map" right above; The gossip carved in the corner of the map shows that there is Taoist divine power to help; Main picture: a cow and a petunia god; There are seven-character poems on the left and right sides of the picture, which are used to briefly predict the weather and agricultural harvest of that year. The lower part is a year's yellow calendar, marked with 24 solar terms, etc. This is an encyclopedia guide to farmers' life, especially the daily taboos that everyone likes to read. This agricultural society has a broad mass base and is used to guide agricultural activities such as sowing, farming, harvesting and water management. Farmers believe that posting "Spring Cattle Map" can protect the safety of the whole family.