The origin of cold dew

Cold dew is the end of the full moon in the dry calendar and the beginning of the full moon. At night, looking up at the starry sky, you will find that the "Big Mars" (Antares) representing midsummer has sunk into the west. After the cold dew, the height of the sun continued to decrease and the temperature gradually decreased. Cold dew is called "cold dew" because the temperature is much lower than that of Bailu solar terms, and cold produces dew condensation.

There is a proverb in China called "Dew first turns white and then cold", which means that after the dew festival, the dew turns from a little coolness in early autumn to a little coolness in late autumn. There is also a proverb about cold dew: "Cold dew spans three dynasties, and you need to find a bridge after crossing the water", which means that the weather is already chilly and you can't wade across the river or go to the fields barefoot as before.

Cold Dew

Cold dew is the seventeenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the fifth solar term in autumn. Fight with each other; Longitude of solar arrival195; Gregorian calendar1October 7 -9 10 every year. Cold dew is a festival in late autumn and the beginning of the full moon in the dry calendar. Cold dew is a solar term reflecting the characteristics of climate change. When entering the cold dew, there is cold air going south, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and autumn dryness is obvious.

After the cold dew, the cold air in the north has a certain influence, and most parts of China are controlled by cold high pressure, and the rainy season is over. Controlled by cold and high pressure, it is warm during the day, cool at night and crisp in autumn during the day. From the climate characteristics, in the cold dew season, the autumn in the south is getting stronger, cool and cool, with little rain and dryness; The vast area in the north has shown the scene of winter.

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