The significance of the twenty-four solar terms

The significance of the twenty-four solar terms is:

Twenty-four solar terms refer to twenty-four seasons and climate, which is a supplementary calendar made by China in ancient times to guide farming. Twenty-four solar terms are closely related to season, temperature, precipitation and phenology. Beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter indicate the beginning of spring, summer, autumn and winter respectively, and the vernal equinox, autumnal equinox, summer solstice and winter solstice are the turning points of the season.

The five solar terms of slight summer heat, great summer heat, summer heat, slight cold and great cold are the hottest and coldest periods; White dew, cold dew and first frost indicate that there is water vapor condensation in the lower atmosphere; It also reflects the degree of temperature drop. Rain, Grain Rain, light snow and heavy snow reflect the situation and degree of precipitation; Spine, clear, small full and awn grass are the characteristics of reactant climate and crop growth.

Twenty-four solar terms are the result of long-term observation, exploration and summary of astronomy, meteorology and climate by laborers in China. They are the unique great scientific and technological achievements of China laborers. They have extensive application value in agricultural activities in rural areas of China, and are generally more suitable for agricultural activities in the Yellow River Basin. In order to facilitate memory, people compiled it into solar term song, and some even wrote a seven-character poem.

Twenty-four solar terms were written into the genes of China people with warm ticking, leaving a deep mark in the blood of every China person. Solar terms bear the life laws of China people from ancient times to the present, and also conform to our customs. We eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter, start making sausages and bacon after a light snow, and eat mutton in cold weather. ...

It carries the ripe rice fragrance, guides the frogs to sing cicadas, demonstrates the yellow leaves and flowers, and precipitates the sweet wine fragrance. The solar terms are rippling with endless spiritual ripples for two thousand years, linking the prosperity of China and interpreting the civilization of the Chinese nation.