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When did the solar term start farming?

Spring has begun.

When spring comes, people begin to plow the fields. Beginning of spring, a year's plan lies in spring. At this time, the farm work is busy in a year, and all plants are revived and germinated. Farmers weed, fertilize, clear ditches and drain water to prevent waterlogging, and promote crop growth.

"One day in beginning of spring, a hundred herbs sprout", and everything recovers. Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar. Beginning of spring is one of the important traditional festivals of the Han nationality. "Li" means "start". Since the Qin Dynasty, China has always regarded beginning of spring as the beginning of the Meng Chun season. Beginning of spring is divided from astronomy, with spring flowers and flowers; Spring is growth, cultivation and sowing.

The relationship between the 24 solar terms and agriculture;

Each solar term guides a certain season of farmers' agricultural production, is the crystallization of long-term experience and wisdom of hardworking people, and also brings timely agricultural reminders and climate to agriculture.

Reminders and climate.

First of all, beginning of spring:

Around February 6th, symbolizing the beginning of spring, the temperature rises and spring returns to the earth. Rain: on February 2 1 day, the snowfall stopped and it began to rain, and the rainfall gradually increased. In production, it mainly guides farmers to do well in fertilizer and water management in the field, weeding in spring sowing crops, collecting farmyard manure, and making production work plans in Da Chun.

Second, shocked:

Around March 6th, when thunder started, hibernating animals that were dormant in the ground began to awaken and unearthed, and trees took root and sprouted, which was the best time for fruit grafting.

Third, the vernal equinox:

March 2 1 or so, the sun shines directly on the equator, and it is a warm spring in the middle of the night. In production, it is mainly the management of fertilizer and water in the middle and late spring crops, ploughing in winter, preparing enough agricultural materials such as seeds, fertilizers and agricultural films, and entering the spring ploughing work.