The ancients' understanding of the twenty-four solar terms

Full of great wisdom? 24 solar terms? It is not an exclusive invention of one person, but a crystallization of wisdom and a cultural invention summed up bit by bit by the industrious and intelligent working people in ancient China through long-term observation and experience accumulation according to the laws of natural phenomena. The twenty-four solar terms can be said to be the fifth invention of China. Shall we talk about it? 24 solar terms? The division, origin and importance of.

I. Division and Origin of the Twenty-four Solar Terms

Is it often heard in daily life or in film and television dramas? Jiri? This word, what is that? Ecliptic? And then what? ? Ecliptic? It was named after the earth's orbit around the sun by the ancients, also known as? Ridao? . It takes 365 days for the earth to go around the sun. According to the influence of the sun on the earth's weather and people's production activities, the ecliptic is divided into 24 equal parts, each of which corresponds to a solar term, that is, every fifteen days corresponds to a solar term, from beginning of spring to the end of the great cold.

Second, the importance of the 24 solar terms

The existence of the twenty-four solar terms has a long history, which has been more than 2000 years. It embodies the wisdom of the ancient working people in China, and is the cultural essence and treasure of the history of the Chinese nation. As early as the Xia Dynasty, the concept of solar terms appeared and was used to guide people to engage in production activities. In the Han Dynasty 104 BC, Deng Ping formulated the taichu calendar, and the 24 solar terms were officially included in the calendar. They were also imported into taichu calendar Law as supplementary calendars to guide working people to engage in agricultural activities. The twenty-four solar terms have also been compiled into twenty-four solar term song, which even children can sing, and because of its scientific nature, we still use it today.

In ancient times when science was underdeveloped, people's production and life depended on observing various natural phenomena and summing up laws. The twenty-four solar terms include people's summary of the laws of the change and transformation of the four seasons, which is a valuable legacy left by ancestors to future generations.