The role and significance of the twenty-four solar terms

The functions and significance of the 24 solar terms are as follows:

Solar terms 1 and 24 accurately reflect the seasonal changes, are used to guide agricultural activities, and affect the daily necessities of thousands of families. They have rich cultural connotations and become an important part of China traditional culture.

2. Twenty-four solar terms are not only time standards promulgated by successive governments, but also a compass to guide agricultural production. In daily life, people can predict cold, warm, snowy and rainy weather.

3. Twenty-four solar terms accurately reflect seasonal changes, which are used to guide agricultural activities and affect the food, clothing, housing and transportation of thousands of households.

4. Twenty-four solar terms scientifically reveal the laws of astronomical and meteorological changes.

5. Twenty-four solar terms perfectly combine astronomy, agriculture, phenology and folk customs, and derive a large number of seasonal cultures related to them, which have become an important part of China traditional culture.

6. In the long farming society, the 24 solar terms have played an important guiding role in agricultural activities and have rich cultural connotations. Some important solar terms such as beginning of spring, Winter Solstice and Qingming also have interesting folk customs, such as "biting spring" and "hiking".

7. The 24 solar terms are still of practical value to our life and culture.

8. For example, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, which is very popular now, autumn begins with the solar terms in beginning of autumn, close to the great summer heat and humid heat; Autumn ends in the first frost, close to the early winter, and the climate is dry and cold.

9. Although early autumn and late autumn are in the same season, the climate is completely opposite, and the seasonal diseases encountered by doctors are completely different from those that Chinese medicine needs to prevent.

10 Therefore, it is not enough to treat and preserve health simply according to the four seasons, but also to follow the solar terms.

1 1 and "Twenty-four solar terms" condense the ancient civilization and wisdom of the Chinese nation and have been recognized by the international community. They are still of guiding significance to agricultural activities and daily life, and have become an important carrier of China people's cultural identity.

12, "Twenty-four solar terms" is the criterion of ancient agricultural production and life and the essence of Chinese culture. The successful application of the "24 solar terms" can stimulate people's enthusiasm for inheriting traditional culture and enhance their pride. "Twenty-four solar terms" embodies the wisdom of the people of China, has been recognized by the international community, and has become the spiritual source of the Chinese nation.