What does autumn mean?

Autumn is the beginning of summer, which means the beginning of autumn. Yang gradually closes, Yin gradually grows, and Yang gradually turns into Yin, which is a turning point. Autumn is also called autumn, autumn festival and high autumn (meaning autumn is crisp). In China, traditionally, "beginning of autumn" in the 24 solar terms is taken as the starting point of autumn.

Generally speaking, August 7th to 9th in Gregorian calendar is the beginning of autumn. "beginning of autumn" has arrived, not in autumn, but we can still call it autumn.

Autumn is the end of summer and winter. But trees and grass will turn yellow-green, and nights will be earlier and longer. According to modern meteorology, autumn in north temperate zone is from August 23rd (summer) to165438+1October 22nd (light snow). Autumn in the south temperate zone is from February 19 (rain in the northern hemisphere) to May 2 1 (xiaoman in the northern hemisphere).

In ancient China, some literary works divided autumn into three periods: one was when the cool breeze came; Second, wait for the white deer to be born; Three are waiting for cicadas to sing.