The valley rain is dawning in spring, and the mountains and rivers are blue
Ye Jian Ming Dai Sheng, Ze Shui Long Duckweed
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We have the last solar term of spring
Valley rain
Gu Yu implies the meaning of "rain born of a hundred valleys"
It is the best time for crops to grow
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Gu Yu folklore
Valley rain three times
Gu Yu is divided into three seasons: "One waits for Ping to be born; the other is for the singing dove to whisk its feathers; and the third is for Dai Sheng to descend on Sang." "After the rains in the valley, the rain increased, the duckweed began to grow, the cuckoos began to remind people to sow seeds, and the mulberry trees also began to see the daisheng birds.
Gu Yu Tea
People believe that Mingqian tea and rainy tea harvested during the rainy season of the valley are the best teas of the year. In addition to the young buds, Gu Yu tea also has one bud and one young leaf or one bud and two young leaves. The tea leaves of one bud and one young leaf are soaked in water like an ancient gun that unfolds the flag, called the flag gun; the tongue of a finch with one bud and two young leaves is called a finch tongue.
Admire the peonies
"Valley rain three dynasties to see peonies", peony flowers are called valley rain flowers, rich flowers, valley rain season peony has lasted for thousands of years. Before and after the valley rain is an important time for the peony flowers to bloom, so the peony flowers are called "valley rain flowers".
"Eat Spring"
As the saying goes: "Before the rain, the toon is tender as silk, and after the rain, the tsubaki buds are woody." "The toon in the rainy season of the valley is the most tender and delicious, crisp and soft and fragrant. People say that picking and eating toon in spring is "eating spring".
Sacrifice to the sea
For fishermen, the Valley Rain Festival is popular for sea sacrifices. As the saying goes: "After the valley rains, a hundred fish are near the shore." "In order to be able to go to sea safely and return with a full load, the fishermen held a sea festival on the day of Gu Yu and prayed to the sea god for protection. This custom is still popular today in the Rongcheng area of Jiaodong, Shandong.
Walk the valley rain
On this day, "walking the valley rain" means that young women go to the village to visit each other, or go to the wild to "step on the green" and merge with nature.
It's another year of valley rain
It's spring time again
In this late spring season
Let's read the spring colors
There is beauty in the eyes and love in the heart
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