Who founded the 24 solar terms and what was their purpose?

Twenty-four solar terms have been produced since the beginning of agricultural civilization in China, and have played a very important role in the development of agriculture in China. Its founder is unknown, but it can be proved that the 24 solar terms are the laws that the working people in China have constantly summed up through long-term social accumulation practice. Its purpose is to promote the development of agriculture by observing meteorology. The law of agricultural planting and harvesting in the 24 solar terms promoted the bumper harvest of ancient agriculture in China, and the people would not starve to death because of the problem of food and clothing, which also promoted the stability of the country to some extent.

1. The founder of the twenty-four solar terms There is no clear record about the founder of the twenty-four solar terms in history, but there is such a figure in folklore. His name is Zhuan Xu, and his ancestor was once the first emperor Ji Mang under the Yellow Emperor. After Zhuan Xu took office, through years of interviews with people, it was found that the original solar calendar still had many shortcomings and could not adapt to the development of social productive forces. So Zhuan Xu made use of the changes of heaven and earth and the laws of the sun, the moon and the stars to formulate a new calendar, taking spring as the beginning of the year, and dividing this year into 12 months and 12 festivals, and arranging different production activities according to each season.

Effects of solar terms on crops. Each of the 24 solar terms corresponds to what the working people should do and regulates the social life of the working people. For example, in the spring, working people must repair farm tools and build water conservancy projects to prepare for a bumper wheat harvest. Stinging is what we now call the pesticide application stage. During this period, the revival of everything will produce a large number of insects, so it is necessary to water the wheat in time to repel insects. Ear sowing is the season to harvest wheat. On this day, working people can cut wheat and start sowing some crops, such as corn, soybean, sesame and millet.

Historical Significance of the Twenty-four Solar Terms The Twenty-four Solar Terms are an activity that people have to do when farming, which has been handed down from the farming civilization in China. The existence of the 24 solar terms has affected the rural life of working people. Let them know when and what crops to plant, which promotes the development and harvest of rural food.