Xiao Xia Shi

The ancients wrote many poems describing the solar terms in summer, but now our concept of solar terms has gradually blurred. We might as well recall their understanding and feelings about this season through the poems left by the ancients. For example, the following song:

Summer-relieving

Bai Juyi in Tang Dynasty

Why do you have to worry about the heat in summer and end up in the hospital?

There is nothing in front of me but the breeze under the window.

A calm mind radiates heat, and a calm life is empty.

It's hard to get along more comfortably with others at this time.

The heat is too strong, leading to inner anxiety, and reading and writing can't stop. Find a cool place, sit in the yard, the trees are swaying, the breeze is slow, the heart is getting quieter and the body is colder.