What is the relationship between the 24 solar terms and agricultural activities?

Twenty-four solar terms are the concrete expression of ancient agricultural civilization in China, which has high research value of agricultural history and culture.

Twenty-four solar terms are the original cultural heritage of working people in China, which can reflect the changes of seasons, guide agricultural activities and affect the food, clothing, housing and transportation of thousands of households.

Twenty-four solar terms originated in the Yellow River Basin. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, the ancient sages of our country set four solar terms: midsummer, midsummer, midsummer and midsummer, and constantly improved and perfected them. By the Qin and Han Dynasties, the 24 solar terms had been completely established.

In BC 104, taichu calendar, written by Luo and others, officially listed 24 solar terms in the calendar.

Ancient ancestors formulated the "twenty-four solar terms";

The spring rain shakes the spring and the valley days, and the summer is full of mountains and summers.

Autumn dew, autumn frost, little snow in winter and cold in winter.

Through the decomposition of the 24 solar terms, we can fully understand the influence of the four ancient seasons on farming and feel the connotation of ancient farming culture.

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