The drizzle continues to arrive in late spring, and the rain is coming in the summer
In the verdant, purple and red
Spring is coming to an end unconsciously
"Qingming snow, valley rain and frost", the arrival of valley rain means that the cold tide weather is basically over, and the growth of all things ushers in the best season. After the valley rain festival, the temperature gradually rises, and the precipitation gradually increases, which is suitable for the growth of cereal crops.
As the so-called "spring rain is as expensive as oil", the precipitation during the rainy season of the valley is extremely important for the growth of crops. At this time, the seedlings in Tanaka were first planted and the crops were newly planted, and the moisture of the rain was most needed. The spring rain before the valley rain, like a first love girl with a little shy temptation, delicate and soft. As soon as the valley rain arrived, the spring rain seemed to have received some kind of signal, no longer hesitated, sprinkled and cleanly descended from the air, landed on the grain, and began to brew an autumn harvest. "Valley" and "rain" meet, and all the beauty rushes to come.
The flourishing of grass and trees, the coming and going of migratory birds, and the vicissitudes of the wind and clouds are all the languages of nature, and the working people of ancient China called these natural phenomena related to the seasons phenology. Gu Yu has three seasons: one waits for Ping to be born; the other is for The Dove to whisk its feathers; and the third is for Dai Sheng to descend on Sang. After the valley rain, the amount of rain increases, the duckweed in the river and lake begins to grow, the cuckoo chirps to remind people to sow seeds, and the Daisheng birds that land on the mulberry trees to feed frequently appear, and it is a good spring light.
The valley rain is cold, the tea smoke is clear, and it is peony time again.
——(Song) Chen Yunping," excerpt from "Passing through Qin Lou Shou Jian'an Envoy Jun Xie Right Division"
Peony viewing and tea tasting are important folk activities during the rainy season of the valley. Before and after the valley rain is an important time for the peony flowers to bloom, so the peony flowers are also called "valley rain flowers". The tradition of viewing peonies during the rainy season of the valley has lasted for thousands of years, and the Ming Dynasty calligrapher and painter Tang Bohu wrote in an inscription poem: "Gu Yuhuazhi trumpet rat girl, play tong pipe to draw a picture." Pingkang fat powder knows how much, can have the same color without. The "rat girl" in the poem is a peony flower. To this day, Shandong Heze, Henan Luoyang, Sichuan Pengzhou and other places still hold peony flower parties during the rainy season of the valley to attract tourists to watch.
Brew a cup of Guyu tea and savor the fragrance of the whole spring. The pre-rain tea collected during the rainy season of the valley is the best tea of the year. After the rest of winter and the nourishment of spring, the tea buds at this time are thick, soft in texture, verdant in color, and lively and delicious in taste. Compared with the nobility of Mingqian tea, Guyu tea is more approachable. "Qingming to see the buds, valley rain to see tea", Qingming tea plants can only grow young buds, at this time the picked tea leaves are fresh and tender, but the buds are small and low. In the rainy season of the valley, the climate is warm and humid, and the small buds can quickly grow into fresh leaves, which is a good time to pick tea and make tea. Xu Cishu of the Ming Dynasty said in the "Tea Shu" that the tea picking season is exquisite: "Qingming is too early, the summer is too late, before and after the valley rain, the timing is moderate." "On the day of Gu Rain, no matter what kind of weather they encounter, tea farmers will go to The Tea Mountain to pick some new tea and entertain the visiting guests.
Of course, the beauty of Gu Yu is far more than that. In the north, there is a custom of eating toon in the rain of the valley, "before the rain the toon is tender as silk", when the toon is mellow and refreshing, and the nutritional value is high. Folk epidemics prohibit the killing of five poisons, and farmers put up valley rain posters in order to reduce insect pests and enter the fields to kill insects, such as the "forbidden scorpion" charms of Linfen in Shanxi and Fengxiang in Shaanxi, all of which are all about driving away the evil Najib and the hope of a good harvest and peace. Shaanxi Baishui held a temple fair every year to commemorate the merits of Cangjie, and legend has it that Cangjie made characters that touched the heavens and the earth, and the Jade Emperor gave the world a rain of millet. Shandong Rongcheng coastal fishing village is still popular to hold a pious sea sacrifice ceremony before and after the valley rain, "riding the valley rain on the Internet", taking advantage of the spring flood water heating, a hundred fish ashore, praying for smooth wind and rain, peace at sea, fish and shrimp full of warehouses.
The valley rain is dawning in spring, and the mountains and rivers are blue.
——(Tang) YuanShu "Yong Twenty-Four Qi Poems Gu Yu Chun Guangxiao" Excerpt
The ancients wanted to "walk the valley rain" on the day of the valley rain, blend into nature with relatives and friends, and feel the amazing glimpse left by spring. "A good year, nothing more than this time. Nature's favor to people is also the deepest at this time", Feng Zikai's preference for the late spring season jumped on the paper. The dry grass is gone, the green mountains are green, and the heavens and the earth have become new. All the beauty is reminding us that we can't afford this last spring light!
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