Today’s Grain Rain, the last of spring A solar term.
“Valley”, “Shuowen Jiezi” interprets it as “the general name of a hundred grains”, which is the general name of food crops. Grain Rain, usually interpreted as “rain produces a hundred grains”. “The Seventy-two Hours of the Moon Order” is interpreted as the meaning of sowing grain: “Gaigu is sowing at this time, from top to bottom”, which are all reasonable explanations. The Grain Rain solar term is the embodiment of farming culture. The climate in the Central Plains is rainy and hot in the same period, that is, the simultaneous rise of rainwater and temperature, which is particularly conducive to farming. The combination of weather, geography, and people has given birth to a developed farming civilization.
About Grain Rain, there is also a legend that Cangjie coined the word, “Thousands rain millet, ghosts cry at night”, because of words, human beings have stepped out of Hongmeng and embarked on a brand new but unpredictable journey. God It rained to celebrate, and the ghosts wept sadly. This legend has a profound meaning and reflects the Chinese people’s dialectical thinking about civilization and knowledge itself.
As soon as the Grain Rain arrives, spring will come to an end.
The so-called four seasons of flowers are most concentrated in the eight solar terms from Xiaohan to Guyu. The flower trade winds of the Grain Rain solar term are peony, tupi and neem in order. The peony is rich, huge and colorful, and is known as the “king of flowers”. Liu Yuxi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, said: “Only the peony is the true national color, and it moves the capital when the flowers bloom.” Only the peony has the charm of the crowded alleys. In contrast, Tu Pi and Neem are much more deserted. Tupi blooms with white flowers. Wang Qi, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, said: “It’s time for the Tupi flowers to bloom, and the thorns emerge from the berry wall.” The neem tree is a tall tree, but the neem flowers are small and light purple. The Ming Dynasty poet Yang Ji described his hometown of Suzhou Tianping Mountain like this: “The drizzle is velvety and wet with neem flowers, and the south wind tree is ripe with loquats.” So beautiful! After the neem, the twenty-four flower trade winds return to perfection.
“Flowers fall and flowers go away in spring”, the passing of spring is always a sad thing. But God always treats no one.
Time gets old, but time doesn’t live.
Spring is not sent away by cuckoos. Song Dynasty poet Lu You said, “For unprovoked urging of fleeting years, I hate Xitou cuckoo the most.”
In spring, it’s not Tupi and neem flowers that are sent away. It’s the Song Dynasty poet Cao Bin who said the truth: “No one asks about the falling flowers outside the door, and the green shade spreads all over the world.”
Spring, We will not stop and leave because of our infinite nostalgia. Fortunately, the years are gentle, all difficulties will pass, and all good things will come, let us embrace summer with open arms.