"The countdown to twenty-four solar terms is Chinese romance!" Not long after the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics began, the countdown performance of the opening ceremony rushed to the hot search, poking at the audience in front of countless TV sets.
Today coincides with the "Li Chun" of the twenty-four solar terms, and it is also the first of the twenty-four solar terms of the year. This year's Beijing Winter Olympics is also the 24th in the history of the Winter Olympics.
The twenty-four solar terms represent the cycle of time of the year, and also represent the way people get along with nature and the world, using it to count down and reflect the Chinese's understanding of time. On the day of "Li Chun", the opening of the Winter Olympic Games also means that friends from all over the world are welcoming a new spring together.
The opening ceremony countdown performance was titled "Li Chun", the first short film broadcast attracted the attention of countless audiences, exquisite and diverse video content, with timeless and beautiful ancient poetry, every frame is a beautiful view, every sentence is stunning, causing audiences everywhere to admire.
Rain: Sneak into the night with the wind, and the moisturizer is silent
This sentence is from the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu's "Happy Rain on Spring Nights", depicting the spring rain falling quietly in the night with the spring wind, silently moisturizing everything in spring.
Sting: Spring thunder, all things long
The sting marks the beginning of mid-spring and heralds the rebirth of life at this moment. This proverb means "Spring thunder, that is, spring rain, spring rain moisturizes all things, so everything grows, and the next year there will be a good harvest."
Spring Equinox: The spring breeze is like a distinguished guest, and it will be prosperous as soon as it arrives
This sentence comes from the Qing Dynasty Yuan Ming's "Spring Wind", which means "The spring wind is like a distinguished guest, and everything in the place where you go is immediately revived, bustling and prosperous".
Qingming: It rains a lot during the Qingming Season
This sentence is from the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu's "Qingming", which has been one of the well-known verses that have been circulated for thousands of years, reminding us of the arrival of the season to remember the deceased.
Gu Yu: The wind and rain wash a city of flowers
This sentence comes from the Song Dynasty poet Huang Tingjian's "See Twenty Brothers Advocate and Huazi Manxing Five Songs", Gu Yu is the last festival of spring, Gu Yu associates "valley" and "rain", implying the meaning of "rain born of hundred valleys".
Li Xia: Heaven and earth begin to intersect, and all things are beautiful
This sentence comes from the Ming Ren's book "Lotus Life Eight Blades", which means "in the beautiful season of early summer, all things compete to flourish and grow densely".
Small full: As for this, the small is full
The ancient book "Explanation of the Seventy-two Waiting For the Moon Order" says: "Xiao Man, in the middle of April." The little one who is full, the thing is as small as it is full. This means that the small full solar term is in the middle of the fourth month of the lunar calendar; why is it called "small full", because at this time the grain of the crop has gradually become full, and it can be harvested after a while.
Mangzhong: The family wheat rice is beautiful, and the song is long everywhere
"When it rains and mango seeds, all four fields plant seedlings." The family wheat rice is beautiful, and the song is long everywhere. In his poem "Shi Yu", the Song Dynasty poet Lu You vividly depicted the busy scene of the "Three Summers". From the "mango seed" to the "summer solstice" solar terms, it began to fully enter the "three summers" of summer harvest, summer seed, and summer pipe, especially the planting, management, and harvest of the "Valley of Mango". Therefore, "mango seed" is also called "busy seed".
Summer Solstice: The green reed still contains powder, and the round lotus begins to disperse
This sentence comes from the Tang Dynasty poet Wei Yingwu's poem "Summer Solstice Summer Escape North Pond", which depicts the wind scene of the summer solstice. The gates of the North Pond are closed, the walls are high, the trees are lush and green, and some of them appear quiet and silent.
"Green Reed" refers to the green bamboo, the bamboo knots that have just been born have white mushroom powder, and the green powder is tender, and the round lotus leaves have begun to emit fragrance.
Small summer: the lotus wind sends aroma, bamboo dew drops clear sound
This sentence comes from the Tang Dynasty poet Meng Haoran's poem "Summer Nanting Huaixin Da", which means "the breeze gently sends the fragrance of lotus flowers, and the bamboo leaves gently drip dewdrops", the whole poem not only writes about the refreshing leisure of the water pavilion on summer nights, but also expresses the nostalgia for friends.
Summer: The night of the opening of the katsura wheel, when the fireworks shine in the air
This sentence is from the Tang Dynasty Yuan Shu's "Yong 24 Qi Poem Great Summer in June", which is the hottest festival of the year. In such a hot summer, the average poet will think about how to escape the heat. The same is true of Yuan Shu, who in the long night, the poet is too hot to sleep, and unconsciously goes outside the house to cool off. Midnight, refers to 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. At night, the poet sees the stars shining brightly, the moonlight clear, and the fireflies that cannot be seen in other seasons.
Li Qiu: The night is as cool as water, sitting and watching the morning glory Vega
This sentence comes from the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu's "Qixi", which means "the night on the heavenly street is as cool as well water; lying on the bed looking up at the starry sky, the morning glory star is facing the Vega star".
Summer: Plant one millet in the spring and harvest 10,000 seeds in the autumn
This sentence comes from the Tang Dynasty poet Li Shen's "Mercy for Farmers", which summarizes the labor of peasants with "spring planting" and "autumn harvest". From "one grain of millet" to "ten thousand seeds", the scene of the harvest is vividly written.
White Dew: Dew from tonight white, the moon is the hometown of Ming
This sentence is from the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu's "Moon Night Remembers Her Brother", which means "from tonight I have entered the white dew festival, and the moon is still the brightest in my hometown".
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The festival of "Li Chun" has always been a festival to celebrate the coming spring in the season of ice and snow. The reason why this cold and frozen day is named the beginning of spring is because Chinese believe that new life is often born in the extreme cold.
As the countdown flows, 10 solar terms unfold one after another, unveiling the curtain on the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Autumn equinox, cold dew, frost fall, standing winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice, small cold, big cold, spring... What verses can you think of about these solar terms that collectively express the "romance of Chinese"?
[Reporter] Huang Chuxuan
【Photo】 People's Daily Weibo
【Author】 Huang Chuxuan
【Source】 Southern Press Media Group South + client