What do you mean, autumn is cold and dew is heavy, and there are fewer fragrant things?

White dew, cold dew and first frost are three solar terms connected together. These three solar terms are the footsteps of autumn drifting away, marked by the three forms of water condensed into dew and then condensed into frost, making an autumn, especially the late autumn season, as touching as ink painting. The appearance of dew here twice shows the importance of its position in autumn, which is particularly unique compared with the symbols such as Jia Jian, fallen leaves or Hongyan, which often appear in autumn. If the former feels bleak in autumn, only dew shows the crystal clear side of autumn. There are many words for autumn in China, one of which is clear autumn. The word "clear" in clear autumn should be shaped by dew, but the word "cold" in cold dew makes this crystal dew clear, revealing the seriousness and harshness of the season.

The dew of cold dew is much colder than the dew of a thousand years. At this time, the dew is only one step away from the coming solar term of the first frost. A commonly used poem in the past is: If winter comes, can spring be far behind? It can also be said that the cold dew is coming, can winter be far behind? In the cold season, I can vaguely hear the footsteps in winter, waiting in the frost and preparing in the snow.

In the cold dew season, dew is the protagonist. Although they only appear at night, they disappear in the morning sun. However, they are like the gods who dominate the fate of the whole play. In an instant, they dominate the symptoms of the season, making the gorgeous flowers wither all summer, the colorful leaves that began to grow in spring wither, and the grass in autumn turn yellow overnight. In ancient poems, it is said that autumn is cold and dew is heavy, and incense should be thin. He also said: September is cold and white, autumn grass is yellow. It's all about the irresistible force of cold dew.

Among China's ancient poems, there are many such poems closely related to solar terms. China's ancient poems are biographies of solar terms, which show reverence for nature, because China's ancient culture pays attention to the unity of man and nature. It's a pity that modern poetry pays attention to self and heart, and many things are lost in the process of inward transformation. Now if you don't know the difference between white dew and cold dew, it's natural.

In cold season, geese and chrysanthemums are indispensable supporting roles. In the three seasons of cold dew, they accounted for two, saying that Hongyan was the guest and chrysanthemum was the beginning of yellow flowers. They are an animal and a plant, moving quietly, day after day, and it is perfect to be a supporting role to match the dew at this time. Although there are many fallen leaves, they can be covered with green branches again in the coming year, but the fallen leaves have the characteristics of death after all. The geese fly south and can fly back next year, which has the same effect as the fallen leaves, but because of the existence of life, it is like flying south to visit relatives in winter, which makes people feel looking forward to it. Meng Jiao has a poem: Qiu Tong stays, cold dew brings new geese to fly. He just used the word "new" in front of the geese, which is a decoration and also emphasizes the new meaning of life when the geese fly back next year.

Chrysanthemums bloom most vigorously at this time. In the traditional culture of China, plum blossom is the symbol of winter, lotus flower is the symbol of summer, orchid is the symbol of spring, and chrysanthemum is the symbol of autumn. Poems about chrysanthemum are a dime a dozen. If the chrysanthemums in Qu Yuan's poems do not have too strong personal emotional significance, Tao Yuanming's "picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely" can be said to be the originator. Light as chrysanthemum, elegant and tasteful, is the mentality and realm that only people will have in this season.

In cold season, mountain climbing is the best choice. Actually, mountain climbing can be done at any time, but it is a characteristic of China traditional culture to climb mountains in cold and dew seasons. At this time, when you climb the mountain, you will see geese flying south and chrysanthemums in full bloom, and you will also see the leaves falling like the waves of a waterfall, while I watch the long river always rolling forward. At this time, the birth, illness, death and decline of nature suddenly stand out, and life shows special color and significance in comparison. Therefore, in Liu Yuxi's poems in the Tang Dynasty, it will be said: Coagulation grows cold and stands at the highest mountain at this time. He emphasized the cold dew and the highest point of the mountain. It should be said that this is the highest mentality and realm of people inspired by nature this season.