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What does the summer solar term mean (what does the summer solar term mean)

Entering summer is one of the traditional solar terms. The traditional 24 solar terms in China have profound cultural and practical significance. What does this mean?

What does the summer solar term mean?

It means that the hot summer vacation is coming to an end.

Summer solar terms, "dog days" just came out, and from the meteorological point of view, it has completely entered the autumn weather. "Chu" means hiding and ending, and "early summer" means that the hot summer has passed and the autumn weather has come, and the temperature in most parts of China is gradually decreasing. This is a solar term representing the transition from hot to cold.

The origin of intense heat

Entering summer is a calendar solar term that guides people's production and life. It has been gradually formed and established since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

The earliest book to record the summer solar terms was Lv Chunqiu compiled by Lv Buwei during the Warring States Period, followed by Twenty-four Solar Terms, which systematically summarized and compiled the twenty-four solar terms into a book with detailed annotations, and has been in use ever since.

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As for the summer solar terms, the annotation of "Twenty-four Solar Terms" says: "The summer ends here."

China's earliest calendar combined astronomy, meteorology and phenology to guide agricultural activities.

When is the summer solar term?

August 22nd, 23rd or 24th every year.

Different from traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival, the date of the summer solar term is not uniform. In a range, it comes on August 22nd, 23rd or 24th every year. The date of the annual summer solar term is based on the actual date, which is very flexible. Although few people use summer solar terms to guide production and life, the 24 solar terms have a long history in China, and inheriting the 24 solar terms is to inherit our wisdom and civilization.

There is little knowledge of solar terms in summer.

1, summer solar terms health: nourishing yin and moistening dryness.

During the solar term in long summer, it was already autumn and it began to get dry. Eat more food that nourishes yin and moistens dryness in life, and drink more water every day to replenish water for your body. In autumn, our skin is also prone to water shortage. Always wear skin care products with moisturizing and hydrating effects to protect your skin.

Step 2 add clothes appropriately

After the summer heat, the temperature difference between day and night is large and the weather changes rapidly. "One autumn rain and one cold", every time it rains, it gives people the feeling of cool autumn. So at this time, we should increase clothes, especially for the elderly and children, to prevent colds.

What is the solar term after the heat?

Millennium solar terms.

The Millennium solar term is the third solar term in autumn and the fifteenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. At this time, when the sun reaches longitude 165, early morning dew and dew can be seen on the ground or leaves. Dew is water droplets condensed by water vapor on the ground or near-earth objects due to the temperature drop. So the Millennium actually indicates that the weather is getting cold.