A primer on solar terms culture in China.

A primer on solar terms culture in China.

Book of Days

Author: Yu Shicun

Different solar terms reader

This book introduces the common sense of solar terms in astronomy, climate, agriculture, history, aesthetics, health preservation and philosophy.

Interpretation of China's Philosophy of Time

The author explains the relationship between the natural time and space of solar terms and the people in them. Let contemporary people realize that the classic time of the 24 solar terms still plays a role in us.

Lead contemporary people to relive the classical times.

Twenty-four solar terms are both a way of life and a way of life. Reviewing the solar terms is not only a recollection of the past pastoral, but also a journey to find new roots and feelings.

The evening is cool and hot, and the plum rains on the lakes and mountains begin to harvest. Drink the clouds before the flowers, and wait for the broken moon hook.

The description of crickets in the Book of Songs is: "July is in the wild, August is in the house, September is in the house, and October crickets enter my bed." The August mentioned here is the June of the lunar calendar, which is also the solar term of the summer solstice. Because of the heat, the cricket left the field and ran under the eaves of the yard to escape the heat.