Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Which comes first, the solstice summer or the long summer? Which comes first, the solstice summer or the long summer?

Which comes first, the solstice summer or the long summer? Which comes first, the solstice summer or the long summer?

Which comes first, the solstice summer or the long summer? Which comes first, the solstice summer or the long summer?

Between summer solstice and long summer, long summer comes first.

After the long summer, there is a solar term of Xiaoman, after Xiaoman, there is a solar term of Mang, and after the solar term of Mang, it is the summer solstice.

Long summer is the seventh of the 24 solar terms and the first in summer. Summer solstice is the tenth solar term among the 24 solar terms and the fourth solar term in summer.

Therefore, between the long summer and the solstice summer, the long summer comes first.

What do long summer and summer solstice represent?

Long summer means:

If it is just literal, then it means the beginning, and summer is summer. Long summer means bidding farewell to spring and entering summer.

During the long summer solar term, the temperature rises very quickly, and the rain also increases obviously during this period, so crops will begin to grow sturdily during the long summer. Therefore, during the long summer, I need to pay attention to pest control and fertilization in farming.

The meaning of the summer solstice:

If it's just literal, then summer means summer. Solstice means arrival, so summer solstice means that the hot summer has arrived.

On the summer solstice, the sun shines directly on the ground, directly to the northernmost part of the year, and almost directly on the Tropic of Cancer. At this time, the northern hemisphere has the longest day, the shortest night, strong air convection, frequent thunderstorms and uncertain rain or shine, but the rainfall range is small. In order to increase the drought resistance, farmers who work in the fields will pay great attention to water storage and irrigation.