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Lixia is the 7th of the 24 solar terms

Lixia (立夏) is the seventh of the 24 solar terms.

Lixia is the first solar term of summer, and the cross-seasonal time is from May 5 to May 7 in the Gregorian calendar every year.

After the beginning of summer, sunshine increases, gradually warming up, thunderstorms increase. Everything flourishes from the beginning of summer, which is an important festival marking the beginning of the peak season of growth of all things.

The beginning of summer is the beginning of summer, so it is also known as "the end of spring".

Summer season, China only Fuzhou to the south of the Nanling line south of the region into the "green trees and shade summer long, the reflection of the building into the pond," the true meaning of summer; and the northeast and northwest of the part of the region at this time just have the breath of spring.

On the day of summer, many places have eaten "summer rice", eat eggs, weighing people and taste three new customs.

Entering the summer season, people's metabolism accelerated, the blood supply of the heart and brain is insufficient, often making people restless, tired and lazy. Should be reasonable arrangement of work and rest time, supplemental nutrients, to take the correct health care methods.