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The meaning of solar term rain

Rain solar term means the beginning of rainfall, but the rainfall level is mainly light rain or Mao Mao rain. As the saying goes, "Spring rain is as expensive as oil", and suitable precipitation is very important for the growth of crops. It is the reflection of farming culture in festivals.

The southwest of the south of the Yangtze River and most parts of the south of the Yangtze River are all scenes of early spring, with warm sunshine, wet and cold in the morning and evening, and green fields and warm water along the river. South China is full of spring and flowers are in full bloom. Spring scenery is everywhere in southern Yunnan. The rainy season is changeable, which is one of the seasons with the most cold wave processes in the whole year, with cold and hot, warm and cold at first.

The northern region is dryland agriculture; The annual precipitation is small, the seasonal distribution is uneven, and the precipitation is concentrated in summer; There is little rain and frequent drought in spring every year, and the spring drought is serious; Spring irrigation should be timely.