Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - What does this mean? It is the characteristic of solar terms.

What does this mean? It is the characteristic of solar terms.

Little summer is the eleventh solar term among the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar and the fifth solar term in summer, which marks the official start of the last month of summer. When the sun reaches longitude 105 degrees, it is called the solar term. Summer heat, which means hot, is a little hot, not very hot. It means that the weather is getting hotter, but it is not the hottest, and most parts of the country are basically in line with it. Crops all over the country have entered a vigorous growth period, and it is necessary to strengthen field management.

When the sun reaches the longitude 105, it is slightly hot.

"Twenty-four solar terms": "June Festival" ... It is also hot in summer, and it is small at the beginning of the month, big in the month, and still small today. "Summer means hot, which means the weather is getting hot, but it is not the hottest, and most parts of the country are basically in line with it. Although it is not the hottest season in a year, it is followed by the hottest season in a year. There is a folk saying that "it is a little summer and a big summer, and it is cooked and eaten". Because of sweating, exhaustion and fatigue, people can't ignore the maintenance of their bodies.

At this time, the Meiyu in the Jianghuai Basin is coming to an end, and the temperature in long summer has risen and entered the summer drought period; However, when North China and Northeast China entered the rainy season, tropical cyclones were active frequently, and the number of tropical cyclones landing in China began to increase. After the summer, the south should pay attention to drought resistance and the north should pay attention to flood control. Crops all over the country have entered a vigorous growth period, and it is necessary to strengthen field management. Signs of slight summer heat: plum blossoms fall.

As the poem says, "The sky is boiling, watching the rain and wind, and occasionally getting a thunderstorm and rainbow". There is always a lotus pond with the same color and taste. "(Heshui Zuo) The average temperature in southern China is generally around 33℃ in the light summer season; In the low-altitude valley area of southeastern South China, the average daily temperature in mid-July is higher than 30℃, and the maximum daily temperature is higher than 35℃. In the northern part of the northwest plateau, frost and snow can still be seen at this time, which is equivalent to the scene of early spring in South China.