Proverbs about the Twenty-four Solar Terms Song Dynasty

1, first frost, Qiqi, Niu Geng. (the first frost, uneven ears of rice, poor harvest. Delay Niu Gengdi again. )

2, south in spring, north in summer, no water and ink. Spring is south, summer is north, and there may be drought. )

3, good pottery in early spring, no rice in early summer. Summer comes early, but it dries up early and the harvest decreases at the end of winter. )

It rains in April, but there is no scorched earth in May. Joan burned Po. It rains every day, rainy in May and long drought in June. )

"Twenty-four solar term song" is a small poem compiled for the convenience of remembering the twenty-four solar terms in the ancient calendar of China, and there are many versions circulating. Solar terms refer to the twenty-four solar terms and climate, which is a supplementary calendar formulated by China in ancient times to guide farming, and is the crystallization of long-term experience and wisdom of working people in ancient China.

Because the lunar calendar in China is a kind of "yin and yang calendar", which is based on the movement of the sun and the moon, it can't fully reflect the solar cycle. But China is an agricultural society, and agriculture needs a strict understanding of the movement of the sun, so farming is entirely based on the sun. Therefore, the "twenty-four solar terms" that reflect the solar cycle alone are added to the calendar as the standard for determining leap months.