Why is there only a "small full" in the solar terms and no "big full"?

In the small full period, the fruits of mature agricultural products in summer are crystal clear, but they are not yet mature, just small and not yet full. Xiaoman is one of the 24 solar terms. On May 2 1 or 22 every year, when the sun reaches 60 longitude of the Yellow River, it is considered to be full. ?

In ancient China, Xiaoman was divided into three periods: "Waiting for the bitter vegetable show; Second, waiting for grass to die; Third-class wheat autumn. " This means that from the perspective of all solar terms, the leaves of bitter vegetables are relatively dense; The grass began to wither. The wheat is beginning to ripen.

Proverbs in the southern region give Xiaoman a new meaning: "Xiaoman is dissatisfied and divides the fields"; "No matter which species, Xiaoman is not satisfied." "Full" is used to describe the amount of rain. If the field is not filled with water when it is filled with water, it may lead to cracks in the field and even rice can't be planted. Because "Xiaoman is transplanting rice in the long summer", Xiaoman is the time to plant rice.

Chicory is one of the earliest wild vegetables in China. Zhou Shu: Chicory tastes best when it is full. Bitter, sweet, fresh, refreshing and fragrant, bitter vegetables are rich in nutrients. They contain all kinds of vitamins, minerals, choline, sugar, riboflavin and mannitol, and have the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood and detoxifying.

In terms of the 24 solar terms, "Xiaoman" is definitely a philosophical solar term. Those full foods will not be too full, and the full food will not overflow. The timing is just right.

Confucianism in our country pays more attention to the doctrine of the mean and pays too much attention to fullness and fullness. Have their own development peaks. If this limit can be exceeded or exceeded, it will tend to decline or change to the opposite state. When the ancestors named the 24 solar terms, they only set "small full" instead of "big full". This is not negligence, but wisdom.