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What is the meteorological significance of the shocking solar terms?

Amazing, called "Qi Zhe" in ancient times, is one of the 24 solar terms. At this time, the weather is getting warmer and there is gradually spring thunder. Animals hide in the soil in winter and don't drink or eat, which is called "sting". "Thunder" is the day when God wakes animals with thunder. At this time, most parts of China have entered the spring ploughing season.

"Spring thunder scares thousands of insects", and the warm climate conditions are conducive to the occurrence and spread of many diseases and insect pests, and weeds in the fields sprout one after another. It is necessary to do a good job in pest control and intertillage weeding in time. "Peach blossoms come, swine fever comes", and we should also pay attention to the epidemic prevention of poultry and livestock.

China's astrology culture has a long history and is profound. The ancients began to explore the mysteries of the universe very early, and thus deduced a complete and profound star-watching culture.

The twenty-four solar terms were originally determined by the rotation direction of bucket handle, the Big Dipper rotates circularly, which is closely related to the seasonal changes.