Xiao Man English solar terms

Xiao Man Solar Term English: All solar terms.

Xiaoman, the eighth of the 24 solar terms, is also the second solar term in summer. Xiaoman, battle nail, the sun reaches 60 degrees of the yellow meridian and is celebrated every year on May 20-22 of the Gregorian calendar. The name Xiaoman has two meanings. First, it is related to climate and precipitation.

Small full solar terms, heavy rain began to increase in the south, frequent precipitation; As the saying goes, "small and complete, the rivers are getting full." The "fullness" in Xiaomanli refers to the excess rain. The second is related to agricultural wheat. The northern region is full of solar terms and little or no rain. This "fullness" does not refer to precipitation, but to the fullness of wheat.

When the solar terms are full, there will be more and more rainfall in the southern region; Warm and humid air from the ocean is active and meets cold air from north to south. At this time, there will often be sustained and large-scale heavy precipitation in South China, causing heavy rain or torrential rain.

Jiangnan area, are often rivers and lakes. If there is little rain at this stage, it may be that the Pacific subtropical high is weak and located in the south, which means that it is Huangmei season. In the north, there is little or no rain in the solar terms, during which the temperature rises rapidly and the temperature difference with the south further narrows.

Historical origin

"Twenty-four solar terms" is a special festival in the calendar to express the change of natural rhythm and establish "December architecture", which can accurately reflect the change of natural rhythm and contains a long cultural connotation and historical accumulation. The climate of Xiaoman solar term is characterized by frequent precipitation, which often leads to continuous large-scale heavy precipitation. In the southern region, the "fullness" in the small fullness refers to the excess rain. "Full" comes from water, which means "overflow".

For example, Shuo Wen Jie Zi says, "Man, Man." Small solar terms, the South China Sea summer monsoon broke out, the rain in South China gradually increased, and the river was so small that it was full. This is the time to store water and plant rice. If there is little rain at this time, it is the so-called "small full of dissatisfaction, dry up the ridge" and "small full of dissatisfaction, regardless of the seeds" in agricultural proverbs.

In other words, if there is not enough water in the full field, it may cause the ridge to crack, and even rice can not be planted. After the Xiaoman solar term, due to the influence of the South China Sea summer monsoon, the heavy precipitation in South China will increase obviously, and the rivers will gradually fill up.