What is the origin of the 24 solar terms?

1, reflecting the influence of the sun on the earth, belongs to the solar calendar category. It is a knowledge system formed by observing the movement of the sun in a year and understanding the changing laws of the four seasons, climate and phenology in a year. It not only plays a guiding role in agricultural production, but also affects the food, clothing, housing and transportation of ancient people, and even cultural concepts.

2. First of all, as a custom tradition with a long history and colorful activities, the 24 solar terms bear the spiritual and cultural connotations of respecting nature, adapting to the weather, respecting ancestors, honoring relatives and being kind to others, and are one of the important components of Chinese excellent traditional culture. As an important embodiment and carrier of Chinese excellent traditional culture, the twenty-four solar terms should be highly valued and give full play to its positive role in the current social and cultural construction process.

3. Twenty-four solar terms can accurately reflect the rhythm and rhythm of nature and reflect the harmonious relationship between man and nature. This is of great practical significance to people at present. Today, with the development of industrialization and informatization, our activity space is more and more confined to reinforced concrete urban forests, the pace of life is more and more in line with the rhythm of machine operation, the time is more and more homogeneous, and the relationship with nature is more and more alienated. Therefore, we began to ignore or even ignore the value and significance of natural factors to the development of human society. Therefore, under the policy background of promoting ecological civilization construction in today's country, it is very necessary and realistic to re-understand and deeply explore the traditional harmonious relationship between man and nature behind the 24 solar terms.