What are the solar terms in Xia Hou?

The solar term after the long summer is Xiaoman, which is the second solar term in summer. Every year between May 20th and 22nd of the Gregorian calendar, the sun is at its peak when it reaches 60 degrees. Xiaoman means that the seeds of summer crops are full, but not yet mature. Xiaoman has three waiting periods: "The first is a bitter vegetable show, the second is the withering of weeds, and the third is a mild summer". The arrival of Xiaoman means that it has entered the season of heavy rainfall, and the rain has begun to increase, and there will often be continuous and large-scale heavy rainfall. Therefore, it is extremely important to prevent heat and moisture, and attention should be paid to mildew prevention in food, clothing, housing and transportation.

The name Xiaoman has two meanings. First, it is related to the agricultural climate. "Xiaoman, in mid-April, means that the gas of wheat has arrived at Xiaoman because it is not ripe yet." The second is related to precipitation. As the proverb goes, "a small man will succeed, and the river will be full." Heavy rains began to increase in the south, with frequent precipitation. Full, can refer to the maturity of grain, can also refer to the excess of rain. Agricultural proverbs in southern China give Xiaoman a new meaning: "Xiaoman is not satisfied with the broken ridge"; "Xiao is full of discontent, regardless of mango."

"Twenty-four solar terms" describes that "in mid-April, the small ones are full, and the small ones are full." At this time, the seeds of summer sowing crops such as wheat in the north have begun to be full, but they are not yet mature, which is about the late stage of milk ripening, so it is called Xiaoman, which is a solar term indicating phenological changes.

In the harvest season, early spring crops are about to be harvested, mid-season rice is sown in an all-round way, and farming is busy, and harvest is grabbed in sunny days and sowing is grabbed in rainy days. However, it is prone to dry weather in the small full season, "storing water is like storing grain" and "preserving water is like storing grain". We should not only pay attention to water storage and drought prevention, but also pay attention to rainy weather that may affect the harvest in Koharu.