Nanning, 19 Mar (Xinhua) -- March 20 is China's traditional solar term, the Spring Equinox. "The vernal equinox, yin and yang are half also." Therefore, day and night are equal and cold and hot are flat", a "point" word says the boundary between day and night, cold and summer. On the day of the spring equinox, spring is divided equally; on this day, day and night are divided equally.
The "spring equinox" is one of the earliest established solar terms by the ancients. On this day, the sunlight directly hits the equator, not only dividing the day and night equally, but also dividing the spring equally, so it is named "spring equinox". "After eating the spring equinox, the day is long and long", after the spring equinox, the days in the northern hemisphere begin to grow longer than the night, and the days will become longer and longer. Meteorological experts said that after the spring equinox, the mainland has entered a bright spring except for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the northeast, the northwest and the northern part of North China.
"The spring breeze is like a distinguished guest, and it will be prosperous as soon as it arrives." This is the verse corresponding to the spring equinox in the countdown to the "twenty-four solar terms" at the opening ceremony of this year's Beijing Winter Olympics. Spring equinox, spring is halfway through, spring is gradually blooming, a hundred flowers compete for favors, full of vitality, and the thick greenery between heaven and earth shows vigorous vitality. "Jing Chu said when he was old": "Spring equinox, one wait for begonias, two wait for pear blossoms, and three wait for mulan." "All three of these flowers bloom punctually during the spring equinox. At present, many places on the mainland have also entered the flower viewing season of "the most beneficial spring of the year". Are the flowers blooming there?
"The sun, the moon, the sun and the yin are both heavenly, and the bird does not quit the peach blossom cold." Today's chickens have always been erected, and Kawakami Yoshihito has put paper kites. "The Tang Dynasty poet Liu Changqing's poem "Spring Equinox" tells the customs of mainland folk during the spring equinox. During the spring equinox, mainland folk have customs such as flying kites, eating spring vegetables, and standing eggs.
Why does the spring equinox have to "stand up the egg"? According to folklore experts, people simply believe that on days of equal length of day and night in the northern and southern hemispheres, the earth's axis and the earth's orbital plane around the sun are in a state of relative equilibrium of forces, and eggs are easier to stand up.
"Nine nine plus one nine, ploughing cattle everywhere", the frozen soil layer has completely melted during the spring equinox, the land is moist, and the temperature rises, which is the season for sowing and planting all kinds of spring crops. The "Chronicle of Wenshui County" says: "On the day of the spring equinox, the wine is mixed with cool, and the flowers are transferred to the wood." "This is also the best season for transferring flowers and trees and planting trees." Due to the rapid rise in temperature and the relatively large amount of water required, it is necessary to strengthen water storage and moisture preservation. In the northern part of the country, where there is little spring rainfall, it is necessary to pay close attention to spring irrigation, water the water, apply joint fertilizer well, and pay attention to defending against the damage of late frost and frost; in the south, it is necessary to do a good job in draining and preventing stains.
As the fourth solar term of the twenty-four solar terms, the spring equinox is the midpoint of the ninety days of spring, the spring half of the day is warm, the day and night are equally equinoxed, and Chinese medicine believes that it is a good time to reconcile the health of yin and yang.
The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic records: "In the spring and March, this is called The Beginning of Chen. Heaven and earth are born, and all things are proud. "In the spring, everything recovers and thrives, but many people often feel tired, listless, and have "spring sleepiness". Lu Yanyan, deputy director of the Department of Acupuncture and Massage of Jiangbin Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, introduced that during the spring equinox, first of all, the diet follows the principle of "spring and summer yang" and "liver first", and the diet should be light. Secondly, maintain a relaxed, happy, optimistic mood, so as to recuperate the spirit, and avoid great joy and sorrow, and violent emotional fluctuations.
Spring is as promised, it is better to have a romantic encounter with spring, slowly appreciate a flower blooming, listen to the whisper of a bird, and collect thousands of prosperity into the eyes and feel the vigorous vitality.