English Introduction of Changxia

The Long Summer English introduces the beginning of summer.

The long summer begins around May 5 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Long summer marks the change of seasons, and it is the day when summer begins in the lunar calendar. At this time, the temperature in most parts of China has obviously increased, and crops have entered the peak season. The English name of Chang Xia is "long summer".

Chang Xia: long summer; ; Xiaoman: grain buds; Mango: ear grain; ; Summer solstice: summer solstice; Slight heat; Slightheat is hot: hot.

The origin of the long summer:

Long summer is a solar term established at the end of the Warring States Period (239 BC), which indicates the change of four seasons and the beginning of summer in four seasons. In fact, according to the standard of climatology, the daily average temperature rises to above 22℃ steadily, starting from summer and around "long summer".

In China, only the area south of Fuzhou-Nanling Line is the real summer, where the trees are dark and the day is long, and the balcony reflects the pond. At this time, some areas in the northeast and northwest have just entered the spring, and the average temperature in most parts of the country is around 18 ~ 20℃, which is the mid-spring and late-spring season of "all kinds of red and purple competing for grass". In May, Sophora japonica blooms in many places. In the long summer, everything is thriving.

After the long summer officially entered the rainy season, rainfall and rainy days increased significantly. Summer is the best season for many crops to grow vigorously. Adequate light, suitable temperature and abundant rain provide necessary conditions for plants. There is a folk saying that "eggs are crushed by stones in the long summer", which means that people will be full of energy when they eat eggs in the long summer.

The ancients thought that eggs were round and symbolized the perfection of life. Eating eggs in summer can pray for peace in summer and stand the test of "summer". Summer begins in April of the lunar calendar. "Eggs in April are as cheap as vegetables." People put eggs in leftover "Qijia tea" and cook them, which becomes "tea eggs".