【 24 Solar Terms 】 The Great Heat of Traditional Solar Terms

Da Xia, one of the 24 solar terms, is the last solar term of summer. Every year, between July 22nd and 23rd of the Gregorian calendar, the sun reaches 120 ° in the Gregorian calendar. This year, July 23rd is the Great Summer Festival. Like Xiaoshu, Dashu also reflects the degree of heat in summer, while Dashu indicates extremely hot weather. In the "Explanation of the Seventy Two Seasons of the Moon Order", it is said: "Heat is divided into small and large sizes according to the heat. At the beginning of the month, it is small, and in the middle of the month, it is large. Now, it is hot as Judah.

The Da Shu solar term is during the "Three Fu" period, which is the period of the most sunshine and highest temperature in China in a year. Most areas of the country are dry and dry, with air temperatures reaching over 35 degrees Celsius in many areas. The commonly known "Three Great Furnaces" are also the most prosperous.

In areas such as the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River north of South China, such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi, it is in a hot and rainy season, with drops of rain resembling gold. There are sayings such as' light summer rain is like silver, heavy summer rain is like gold ',' rainy in the summer, storing more than ten meters', 'rainy in the summer, abundant in grain and cotton', and 'not affected by drought in the summer, increasing one load per acre'.

1、 Da Shu Proverbs

1. A small summer is afraid of the east wind, and a big summer is afraid of the red glow.

2. There is no scorching heat in a hot summer, and there are many grains that do not gather.

3. Little heat, big heat, some rice unwilling to go home and cook.

4. The scorching heat keeps the sky overcast, and gold is everywhere.

5. A little heat without the sun, a great heat without the stones.

6. The scorching summer brings out the autumn breeze, and after autumn, it becomes extremely hot.

7. Small heat and large heat are not hot, and small cold and large cold are not cold.

8. Eating millet in a small summer, eating grain in a big summer.

9. Great heat and heavy rain bring frost in a hundred days. Big and small heatstrokes, drowning mice.

10. The scorching heat is impermeable, especially after autumn.

2、 Da Shu Poetry

Yi Wei's Great Heat in June

Song · Fang Hui

Equally dividing the four orders of heaven, the most bitter is burning steam.

I must have no desire, but in this situation I cannot.

It should be Min Yu again, who knows the beginning to hide ice.

Manpower returns to the original level, and life is truly based on it.

Spring, summer, autumn, and winter are the four seasons of the year, and the most difficult one is the hot summer. The monarch has compassion for the people and hopes to have mercy on them. In the next heavy rain, through human efforts to change nature, generations will indeed rely on it. The original text is divided into four parts, with the most bitter being the burning steam. I must have no desire, but in this situation I cannot. It should be Min Yu again, who knows the beginning to hide ice. Manpower returns to the original level, and life is truly based on it.

The Great Heat on the Night of June 18th

Song Dynasty, Sima Guang

The noise of old willows and thorns, the dazzling stream in the deserted courtyard.

The human relationship is bitter and hot, how can things startle autumn.

Under the moon, I wash my cold water, and before the wind, I comb my white head.

How to be a guest at midnight, girding and paying respects to the Duke.

On the aging willow tree, cicadas chirp noisily; In the deserted courtyard, fireflies lit up the night sky like meteors. People's emotions are suffering from the heat; How can all things already feel that autumn is coming. Under the moonlight, take a cold shower; Before the hot air, comb your white hair. How can one, like the wise man Zhen Feng, be able to dress up and visit princes like Wang Mang on such a night.

Summer Leisure

Tang · Bai Juyi

When it's hot, I don't go out, and no guests come. A deep curtain falls in the quiet room, and the small courtyard sweeps the floor.

When the clothes are clean and the shore is covered, I feel carefree and proud. Take a clear pillow and mat towards the scenery, take a cool nap.

Lunch is nothing but a taste of fish and meat. There are not many summer clothes, and there are three or five things about banana yarn.

Having sufficient personal resources, one can only pay for their elders. If I were to compare myself to a person with a bamboo spoon, I am now too wealthy and noble.

At that time, the weather was hot and there were no guests coming. A deep curtain falls in the quiet room, and the small courtyard sweeps the floor. Lift up your clothes again, familiar and arrogant, as you please. Clear the pillow and sleep while it's cool. What do you have for lunch? Fish and meat are delicious. There are not many clothes in summer, so there are three or five things to do with banana yarn. I have already given you money, many people waste it. If I were more wealthy than a gourd, I would be too wealthy now.