Introduction of solar terms in Xiao Man in summer

Brief introduction of solar terms in Xiao Man

Xiaoman is one of our twenty-four solar terms, the eighth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms, and the second solar term in summer.

Xiaoman, one of the 24 solar terms, reflects the climatic characteristics of heavy rainfall. Twenty-four solar terms are the product of ancient farming civilization, and farming production is closely related to the rhythm of nature. It is a knowledge system formed by ancient ancestors following the farming season and observing the movement of celestial bodies to understand the changing laws of seasons, climate and phenology in a year. Twenty-four solar terms were originally formulated according to the changes of stars, and the Big Dipper rotates circularly, which is closely related to the twenty-four solar terms. In different seasons and at different times, the Big Dipper will point in different directions, which became the basis for ancient people to judge the changes of solar terms.

Introduction to the origin of solar terms in Xiao Man

The origin of Xiaoman solar terms is actually related to the origin of the twenty-four solar terms.

Solar term means entering the rainy season of heavy precipitation, and the rain begins to increase, and there will often be continuous large-scale heavy precipitation. Xiaoman, like rain, Grain Rain, light snow and heavy snow, are solar terms that directly reflect precipitation. Xiaoman reflects the climate characteristics of heavy rainfall: Xiaoman Xiaoman, and the rivers are getting full. Another explanation is that the seeds of summer sowing crops such as wheat in the north began to fill, but they were only small and not completely full.

Introduction of solar terms customs in Xiao Man

In Jiangnan area, there is a saying that a villain moves three cars. It is an image summary of Xiaoman farming in the south of the Yangtze River. The so-called three cars are waterwheels, spinning wheels and oil trucks. In agricultural proverbs, people use fullness to refer to the abundance of rain. Xiaoman is the season of topdressing early rice and transplanting middle rice in Jiangnan. If the field is not filled with water, it will cause ridges to crack, and it will be impossible to transplant rice seedlings, which will affect the harvest of crops.