Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - The relationship between peach blossom and plum blossom and spring

The relationship between peach blossom and plum blossom and spring

This relationship is as follows:

Peach blossoms in full bloom mean that it is the season of warm spring in bloom. On the contrary, peach blossoms can bloom in spring. Therefore, peach blossom symbolizes spring. Poets praise the beauty of spring, pink and green, and spring warms bloom.

Plum blossoms symbolize the arrival of spring.

Spring, the first of the four seasons, refers to the period from beginning of spring to long summer, including solar terms such as beginning of spring, rain, fright, vernal equinox, Qingming and Grain Rain. Spring represents warmth and growth. In spring, the qi of yin and yang begins to change, and everything germinates and grows with the rise of yang.

As far as solar terms are concerned, spring in China begins in the beginning of spring (February 2-5) and ends in the long summer (May 5-7). In Europe and America, spring begins at the vernal equinox in China and ends at the summer solstice. In Ireland, February to April is designated as spring.