An introduction to the meaning of the twenty-four solar terms

The twenty-four solar terms are a product of farming civilization. It is a knowledge system formed by ancient ancestors by observing the movement of celestial bodies combined with the changing laws of geographical climate and phenology.

Agricultural production is closely related to geographical and climatic resources. Superior geographical and climatic resources are an important condition for the birth of agricultural civilization.

China is located in the eastern part of the Eurasian continent and the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. There are huge differences in thermal properties between land and sea, resulting in the most typical monsoon climate in the world.

Monsoon climate is a mixture of continental climate and oceanic climate.

In winter, affected by the dry and cold airflow from the inland, the weather is cold, dry and rainy; in summer, affected by the warm and moist airflow from the ocean, the weather is high, humid and rainy.

Sufficient sunshine, abundant precipitation, high temperature and humid rain and heat are China's very superior climate resources.

The high temperature period coincides with the rainy period, and a good combination of water and heat is very beneficial to the growth of crops.

Climatic elements include light, temperature and precipitation, among which precipitation is an important element of climate.

The 24 solar terms accurately reflect the changing laws of natural rhythms and played an extremely important role in ancient farming production.

The folk customs of the twenty-four solar terms The twenty-four solar terms scientifically reveal the laws of astronomical and meteorological changes. It cleverly combines astronomy, agriculture, phenology and folk customs, and derives a large number of related seasonal seasonal cultures, which has become a Chinese

an important part of national traditional culture.

In order to express the timing characteristics more accurately, the ancients divided the solar terms into four groups: "fen", "to", "start" and "close".

"Equinox" refers to the spring and autumn equinoxes; "Zhi" refers to the summer solstice and winter solstice; "Qi" refers to the beginning of spring and the beginning of summer, and "close" refers to the beginning of autumn and the beginning of winter.

The beginning of spring, the beginning of summer, the beginning of autumn, and the beginning of winter are collectively called the "Four Lis".

"Four Lis" and "two points and two arrivals" add up to "eight festivals", which is called "four o'clock and eight festivals" among the people.