Original title: Twenty-four solar terms at 23.5 ° N
Today,Risshun.
The twenty-four solar terms are hailed as the fifth greatest invention in China.
More than 2,000 years ago, the ancient Chinese people formulated twenty-four solar terms according to the law of the operation of the sun.
The current "twenty-four solar terms" divide the annual trajectory of the sun into 24 equal parts, and each 1 equal part is a solar term, which begins in the spring and ends in the cold.
It is not only a compass for Chinese predicting cold and warm in spring and autumn, but also deeply affects people's daily lives.
Guangzhou Conghua Tropic of Cancer Landmark Tower
The Tropic of Cancer is a special line of latitude on Earth that runs through a few provinces such as Guangdong in China. The twenty-four solar terms are here, giving birth to a unique natural landscape and customs.
Starting today, The Southern Network launched the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms on 23.5 ° N", along the Tropic of Cancer, to start a journey to explore the twenty-four solar terms.
Li Chun, the first of the twenty-four solar terms, is around February 4 every year. In ancient times, it was believed that in lichun, all things felt the call of the sun, moved from time to time, and grew. Therefore, Li Chun means "beginning", and all things are restored.
However, Lichun is the least like spring, according to the average year's temperature standard calculation, only Guangdong and other provinces near the Tropic of Cancer, counted as the beginning of spring. Elsewhere it's mostly winter. However, this year's Guangdong is slightly wet and cold.
In Guangdong people near the Tropic of Cancer, on the eve of spring, they will "hang spring flags" and "plant blessing paintings" to welcome the arrival of spring. Some areas also travel to flower boats, dance spring cattle, eat spring rolls, and pray for "spring breeze".
This year's Spring in Guangdong is more like a intention, although the temperature is not as good, but the spring has sprouted.
(Southern Network)