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Is it always autumn before winter begins?

Autumn comes before winter begins. From the traditional method of dividing seasons by 24 solar terms, beginning of winter means wind and rain, humidity, temperature and so on. At a turning point, the climate changes from autumn to winter. Beginning of winter belongs to autumn before, and it is still in early winter after beginning of winter. In terms of temperature, most areas are not cold, especially in the south. When there is no wind, sunny, warm and comfortable "Xiaoyangchun" weather often appears.

The traditional division of the four seasons in China is based on the "four stands" of the 24 solar terms as the starting point of the four seasons. Winter begins in beginning of winter and ends before the next beginning of spring. Winter, that is, the meaning of "finally, everything is collected"; Beginning of winter means that anger begins to close and everything enters a state of recuperation.

Twenty-four solar terms are the product of ancient farming civilization, and farming production is closely related to the rhythm of nature. All autumn crops in the early winter season are harvested and stored. Beginning of winter, early winter in March. "Xiao Jingwei" said: "Fighting refers to doing, for beginning of winter, winter, end, and all things are harvested." As for the division of the four seasons, China is used to taking "Li Si" (beginning of spring, Changchun, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter) as the starting point of the four seasons, and "two fingers" (summer solstice, winter solstice) and "minute" (vernal equinox and autumn equinox) as the midpoint of the four seasons, which has obvious astronomical significance.