What does 24 times Hua Xinfeng mean?

Twenty-four Hua Xinfeng, also known as twenty-four winds, is called Xin because it comes from the flowering period.

Hua Xinfeng, in response to the wind from flowering. China solar terms. Cheng Dachang's "Xiu Fan Lu" Volume 1: "In March in bloom, the name of the wind rose." In the Southern Dynasties, Zong Yi wrote "The Old Story of Jingchu": Plum blossoms begin and Melia azedarach flowers end, and they return to Hua Xinfeng every twenty-four times. According to the solar terms of the lunar calendar, from slight cold to Grain Rain, * * * eight qi, one hundred and twenty days. Breathing once every fifteen days is divided into three periods, and breathing * * * twenty-four times every five days, each period should be a flower. The order is:

Slight cold: plum blossom, camellia, narcissus;

Great cold: Daphne odora, orchid and alum in Phnom Penh;

Beginning of spring: Spring Festival, cherry blossoms, spring;

Rain: first-class cauliflower, second-class apricot flower, third-class plum flower;

Surprise: waiting for peach blossoms, waiting for Tang Di, waiting for roses;

Vernal equinox: once begonia, twice pear and three magnolia;

Qingming: first-class tung flower, second-class wheat flower, third-class willow flower;

Grain Rain: One peony, two tea buds and three neem flowers.

Master Liang Yuan's Compendium: "When I visited Hua Xinfeng on January 2nd, the yin and yang were warm and cold, and the winter was at any time, but a day earlier, there was a slight cold wind and rain. Its flowers are: goose, magnolia, plum blossom, Yang Shuhua, juniper flower, tung flower, golden cherry, goose yellow, neem flower, lotus flower, betel nut, water chestnut flower, hibiscus, osmanthus, reed flower, orchid, Polygonum hydropiper flower, peach blossom, loquat, plum flower, daffodil and camellia.

Precautions:

In ancient China, five days was a cycle and three cycles were a solar term. Every winter comes and spring comes, there are 24 seasons in the eight solar terms from slight cold to Grain Rain, and some kinds of flowers are in full bloom in each season, so it is called "24 Hua Xinfeng".

According to this record, the plum blossom in Hua Xinfeng is the first and the azadirachta flower is the last. After 24 romantic journeys, the long summer begins.