A peach tree has 8 1 peach blossom, three of which do not represent the vernal equinox or beginning of spring.

The vernal equinox and beginning of spring are two solar terms, not the same meaning.

Beginning of spring is the first solar term from February 3rd to 5th in the Gregorian calendar, and the vernal equinox is the fourth solar term from March 22nd to spring in 19.

Beginning of spring, as the beginning of a year, is also called "the first year of a year". On this day, people will worship the God of Spring, respect the traditional age, bid farewell to the old year and usher in another busy farming year. At this time, although most areas are getting warmer, the weather is still cold, and there will be "late spring cold", and the northeast region is still covered with snow and ice. This is the time when people begin to prepare for spring planting. "Su Meng wakes up everything, and farmers plough at the beginning of the year." This is a preparation stage, but the snow and ice are still there, and it will take some time for everyone to plant them.

At the vernal equinox, it is March. On this day, the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere stay up all night. After this day, the days in the northern hemisphere will gradually get longer. In this season, the whole country begins to enter a warm and beautiful spring. The willows turn green, the grass grows tall in Fei Ying, the wheat grows tall, the water in Jiang Nanyu increases, and the breath of spring is already strong. Pay attention to the fertilization and irrigation of crops at this time. It is described in the ancient poem that "it is midnight in Niu Jiao, and it is the vernal equinox to plant trees in the Ming Dynasty". In the middle of the night, farmers will get up and start to go to the fields, which can be said to be a very busy time.