Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Explanation of solar terms and summer heat

Explanation of solar terms and summer heat

1, Great Summer, one of the 24 solar terms, is the last solar term in summer. Combat refers to c; The solar calendar is120; July 22-24 of Gregorian calendar. "Summer heat" is heat, and summer heat is extremely hot. Summer is hotter than summer, and it is the hottest solar term in a year. At this time, "hot and humid steaming" reached its peak. Climatic characteristics of summer: high temperature and scorching heat, frequent thunderstorms and typhoons.

2. Monsoon climate is the main feature of China climate. In summer, affected by the warm and humid air flow from the ocean, many places in China are hot, humid and rainy. At this time, the sun is fierce, the temperature is high, the humidity is high, and there is much rain. Although it is inevitable to suffer from damp heat, it is very beneficial to the growth of crops, and crops grow fastest during this period. Affected by the summer monsoon, the precipitation gradually decreases from the southeast coast to the northwest inland, and the annual precipitation is concentrated in summer.

3. The summer solar term is the hottest time of the year, just before and after the dog days. Since ancient times, people have had the custom of drinking herbal tea (tea) in the dog days of summer; Fucha, as its name implies, is a kind of tea to drink in dog days. This kind of tea boiled with Chinese herbal medicine has the function of cooling and dispelling summer heat.