beginning of autumn

　　"The autumn wind blows and rains over the south tower, and a new cool night is the beginning of autumn."

The beginning of autumn is the thirteenth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms, and it is also the first solar term in autumn.

Generally, from August 7th to 9th every year in the Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches 135 degrees of ecliptic longitude, it enters the beginning of autumn.

August 7th this year is the beginning of autumn.

　　"(Great heat) plus fifteen days of fighting against the back of the sun, then summer ends, so it is said that there are forty-six days and autumn begins, and the cool breeze arrives." The beginning of autumn not only indicates that the hot summer is about to pass, but autumn is coming, but also It indicates that the plants are beginning to bear seeds, and the harvest season is approaching.

　　A new pillow and a fan

　　After the beginning of autumn, the sky is high and the air is crisp, and the moon is bright and the wind is clear.

"The Seventy-two Hours of the Moon Order" contains: "The beginning of autumn, the July festival... Autumn, it is also. Things are here and they are held together." Waiting for the white dew to fall, the three waiting for the cold cicadas to cry." Sooner or later, there will be cool wind and dew, indicating that the weather is gradually getting cooler, so the beginning of autumn can be regarded as the beginning of the cool season.

　　"The milky crows are scattered in the jade screen, and a pillow is refreshing and a wind blows. When you fall asleep, there is no place to find the sound of autumn, and the leaves are full of steps in the moonlight." Falling leaves are one of the symbols of autumn, and they carry the poetry of autumn.

"One leaf of the phoenix tree tells the autumn", the reason why people favor the phoenix tree may be because this tree is a deciduous tree, the leaves are wider and larger, the changes are obvious, and it is easier for people to appreciate the difference between summer and autumn.

　　New Qiulong Xianghe half-ripe

　　"Set up the autumn, hang the hoe hook, spend leisure time, and wait for the autumn harvest".

After the beginning of autumn, early rice can be harvested in the central region of my country. There is also a saying in the northern region that "fruits in the beginning of autumn, peaches in the summer", in Shandong, Shanghai and other places "eat early grains on the tenth day of the beginning of autumn", and in Anhui and other places, it is "picked peppers in the beginning of autumn, Bailu hits walnuts", at this time various spring and summer crops begin to gradually enter the mature stage.

　　The beginning of autumn is also a good time to sow many crops.

"Late Autumn Planting Late Grain", late rice can be transplanted into the field; "Toufu sesame and two Fudou beans, late millet planted after the Start of Autumn", late season millet can be sown after the Start of Autumn; mung beans, Chinese cabbage, green onions, taro, etc. Crops can also be rushed before and after the beginning of autumn.

　　Fengyan makes autumn appearance

　　From ancient times to the present, the beginning of autumn has been valued as an important time point at the turn of summer and autumn, and many customs have also been left in the folk.

The most representative ones are "sticking autumn fat" and "gnawing autumn".

　　In summer, people often have poor appetite, and they will lose weight after the "bitter summer", so it is necessary to eat meat to supplement it while the weather starts to cool.

In some places, people pay attention to eating watermelon or cantaloupe on the day of the beginning of autumn, which is called "gnawing autumn".

It should be noted that after the "bitter summer", many people's gastrointestinal function is weak. If they eat too much high-protein food, it will increase the burden on the stomach and affect the gastrointestinal function.

In the diet, we should also pay attention to "increasing acid" to strengthen liver function, such as eating more apples, grapes, grapefruit and so on.

　　"The sky gathers the color of summer, and the leaves move with the sound of autumn." Although the beginning of autumn is intentional but invisible, from today, the news of autumn has arrived, and the heat will be over, how can it be too far away from coolness?

　　summer heat

　　"After empty mountains and new rain, the weather is late to autumn."

Lushu is the second solar term in autumn, usually on August 22, 23 or 24 every year in the Gregorian calendar.

August 23 this year is the summer day.

　　In July, the weather is getting cooler, and the end of summer is a transitional solar term that marks the end of the summer heat and the transition from midsummer to early autumn.

During the summer season, the weather characteristics of "cool in the morning and evening" will become more and more obvious. There is also a saying in agricultural proverbs that "it is not hot in the summer, but the heat is at noon".

　　Yuyu frequently comes to the summer breeze

　　"The wind drives the torrential rain, and the lingering heat sweeps away the empty space". When the summer heat comes, the autumn wind and autumn rain bring a more obvious autumn meaning.

It is introduced in "The Seventy-two Hours of the Moon Order": "The heat is in the middle of July. It stops. The heat is over here." During the summer season, the temperature in most parts of our country gradually drops, especially after the rain. It is "an autumn rain and a cold".

　　The ancients divided the summer into three phases: "The first is for eagles to sacrifice birds, the second is for heaven and earth to be solemn, and the third is for harvests." The trees are about to wither; the crops are entering maturity.

　　Let's watch the millet ripen in autumn

　　"When the summer is full of yellow, every family repairs the granary." During the summer, most of the southern part of China is a busy season for harvesting middle rice. Some summer and autumn crops are about to mature, and every family organizes the granary to prepare for harvesting.

　　"The end of summer is the beginning of a new year", at this time, the temperature difference between day and night gradually increases, which is conducive to the accumulation of nutrients in crops.

Most of the spring maize in the Jinnan area in the middle reaches of the Yellow River has entered the milk-ripening stage, and the replanted and late-sown autumn crops have also entered the stage of flowering, pollination and grain formation. Cotton has also entered the harvesting stage of boll formation. Expansive, full of vitality.

　　Si Xu is the most happy new autumn time

　　The end of summer is a transitional period from summer to autumn, and nature begins to show a bleak atmosphere.

"Since ancient times, the autumn has been sad and lonely." At this time, people will inevitably have some sad moods.

But in autumn, there is the enthusiasm of "frost leaves are red in February flowers", and there is also the vastness of "leaving summer clouds away".

After the end of the summer, the autumn is high and the air is refreshing, which is a good time for people to travel in the countryside and enjoy the scenery in autumn.

At this time, the heat is gradually receding, and the clouds in the sky are not as heavy and clustered as in summer, which is extraordinarily leisurely and comfortable.

　　"All seasons are gratifying, and the best time is the new autumn." At this time, you might as well go outside, go out on foot, climb high and look into the distance, watch the clouds to express your feelings, and welcome this season of maturity and harvest with a positive attitude.

　　(Reporters Meng Yang and Cao Yiqing of this newspaper)