Who proposed the 24 solar terms? What does this mean for us?

As we all know, the 24 solar terms are unique great inventions in China, so what does the 24 solar terms include? Let's get to know each other.

Spring includes beginning of spring, Rain, Sting, Equinox, Qingming and Grain Rain. Summer includes long summer, little summer, mangzhong, summer solstice, little summer and big summer. Autumn also includes beginning of autumn, first white tree dew, autumn equinox, cold dew and first frost. Then winter includes beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice, slight cold and severe cold. ***24 different solar terms. The twenty-four solar terms were formulated by ancient people according to the change of the position of the earth on the ecliptic. It is also called the fifth invention of China. It is also a masterpiece of human intangible cultural heritage. His function to farmers is to let people know when it should rain and when it should shine. Moreover, every solar term is related to our life. It not only reflects the change of seasons, but also affects the food, clothing, housing and transportation of every family.

Among the 24 solar terms, some solar terms have been combined with our culture and become people's fixed festivals, such as Qingming, beginning of spring, Long Summer and Winter Solstice. On the solstice of winter, most people will eat jiaozi. It is the custom of this festival to eat jiaozi's ears that are not frozen in winter. It also fully tells us that beginning of spring is the beginning of spring, rain is the beginning of rain, it is time for hibernating animals to wake up, Qingming is the time when the weather is fine and the vegetation is lush, long summer is the beginning of summer, awn seeds are the maturity of wheat and other awn seeds, beginning of autumn is the beginning of autumn, the Millennium is the sign of cold weather, the autumnal equinox is divided equally day and night, beginning of winter is the beginning of winter, light snow means the beginning of snow, and the solstice of winter is the arrival of cold winter.

This is of great significance to our lives. It can remind us to add clothes to keep warm or sow crops, which can bring many benefits to our lives and make it easier for us to understand the changes of solar terms.