When was Xiaoman?

1, Xiaoman is one of the 24 solar terms, and summer is the second solar term. Xiaoman-refers to the summer crops with full seeds, but not yet mature, just small and not yet full. Every year from May 20th to 22nd, when the sun reaches 60 degrees, it is in full bloom.

2. Twenty-four solar terms: "In mid-April, small people are full, and small things are full."

3. Xiaoman has two definitions of "full". One is to describe the fullness of crops, and the other is to describe the situation of rain surplus and shortage. 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.

4. Farmers' proverbs in the south give Xiaoman a new meaning: "Xiaoman is not satisfied with the broken ridge"; Small crops are not satisfied, regardless of awn seeds. The word "full" is used to describe the amount of rain, and it is pointed out that if there is not enough water in the full field, the ridge of the field may crack, and even rice can not be planted after planting. On Xiaoman Day, there is usually a lot of rain in the south. If the cold air in the north can penetrate deep into the southern part of China, and the warm and humid airflow in the south is also strong, it will easily cause heavy rain or torrential rain in South China. Therefore, the late Xiaoman solar term is often the tense stage of flood control in these areas. For the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, if there is less rain at this stage, it may be that the Pacific subtropical high is weak and located in the south, which means that the precipitation in Huangmei season may be less. If you are not satisfied, it must be a dry year with little rain.