Beginning of autumn solar terms introduction, beginning of autumn solar terms.

1, beginning of autumn is 13 of the 24 solar terms and the first solar term in autumn. On August 7th or 8th every year, beginning of autumn is considered as the time when the sun reaches 135. Beginning of autumn's "stand" means the beginning, and "autumn" refers to the maturity of crops. Beginning of autumn said that summer is cool and autumn begins, which is a solar term reflecting the season. The ancients in China divided beginning of autumn into three periods: first, waiting for the cool breeze; Second, wait for the white deer to be born; Three are waiting for cicadas to sing.

2. Before and after beginning of autumn, the temperature in most parts of China was still on the high side, all kinds of crops were growing vigorously, mid-season rice blossomed and bore fruit, round stalks were grown overnight, soybeans were pod-bearing, corn sprouted, and sweet potato pimples expanded rapidly, so the demand for water was very urgent. The drought in this period will cause irreparable damage to the final harvest of crops.

Beginning of autumn is an important New Year's Day holiday in China. As early as 3,000 years ago, the ancients had a ceremony of "beginning of autumn in the western suburbs welcomes autumn", with many customs. Today, China folks still have the custom of "sticking on autumn fat" and "biting autumn" on that day in beginning of autumn.