Jiaojiu, also known as Jiujiu, is a calculation of cold weather by Chinese people.

Jiaojiu, also called Jiujiu, is a folk method in China to calculate the date of cold weather and warm spring in bloom. Generally, March and April are the coldest time, which is the coldest time of the year. When you count to nine "nine days" (998 1 day), spring will be deep and warm, and everything will be full of vitality. It's time for spring ploughing.

The number nine method is passed down from mouth to mouth among the people in our country, which has a history and lacks records. As for when it originated, there is no exact information. In traditional culture, nine is the extreme number, the "highest yang" number and the largest number. The accumulation of "Zhiyang" means that Yin Qi is decreasing day by day, and it is tired to the end, which means that the cold is getting warmer and "the spring is deep".

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Counting to nine is one of the popular customs in China. Counting nine means counting from the date of winter solstice (also known as counting from winter solstice), counting nine every nine days, and so on. As the saying goes, "it's hot in three days, cold in four or nine days", and the coldest period in a year is "three or nine days". Count to nine until the eighty-first day, when the peach blossoms open at nine o'clock. At this point, the cold has gone and the weather is getting warmer.

Due to the vast territory of China, the climate varies greatly from place to place. Only parts of China, not all parts of the country, correspond to the winter solstice "9981, nine peach blossoms, deep spring and warm days", and some cold areas have no breath of spring.