Valley rain, the sixth solar term, the last solar term in spring. "Valley", explained in the Shuowen Jiezi as "the general name of a hundred grains", is the general name of food crops. Gu Yu, usually interpreted as "rain born of a hundred valleys". The "Seventy-two Waiting Solutions to the Moon Order" is explained as the meaning of sowing grain: "Gaigu sows seeds at this time, from top to bottom", which is a reasonable explanation, and the valley rain festival is the embodiment of farming culture. The central plains climate rain and heat in the same period, that is, rain and temperature rise synchronously, which is particularly conducive to farming, time, location, people and jointly spawned a developed farming civilization. About Gu Yu, there is also a legend, Cangjie made a character, "heavenly rain millet, ghost night crying", because of the text, human beings out of Hongmeng, embarked on a new but unpredictable journey, the sky rained millet to celebrate, the ghost god wept sadly. This legend has a profound meaning, embodying Chinese dialectical thinking about civilization and knowledge itself.
Each solar term is divided into three seasons. The first season of the valley rain, "Ping began to grow", duckweed began to grow. The Tang Dynasty poet Wang Bo said, "When Pingshui meets, they are all guests from other towns"; the Song Dynasty poet Wen Tianxiang said, "The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind is fluttering, and the life is floating and raining." "Ping" often has the meaning of wandering without roots. The second wait, "The dove whisks its feathers". Dove, referring to the cuckoo, the "spokesperson" of the valley rain festival. "Flower hunters across the green curtain, cuckoos busy deep trees chirping." When I was a child, my father said cuckoo sounds to remind people to hurry up and sow seeds. Dad also said that life is the same, "the plan of the year lies in the spring", and spring is the season of sowing. The efforts of spring determine the growth of summer, the harvest of autumn, and the peace of winter. The third season, "Dai Sheng descended on the mulberry", the Dai Sheng bird on the mulberry tree, is also "the sound urges me to plant the grain urgently, and the people do not return to the field." "In fact, where the birds will urge people, it is the diligent people themselves to work hard."
As soon as the valley rain arrived, spring came to an end. The so-called four seasons of flowers bloom, the most concentrated is in the small cold to the valley rain eight seasons. The flower trade winds of the valley rain festival are peony, di and neem in order. Peonies are rich, large and colorful, and are known as the "king of flowers". The Tang Dynasty poet Liu Yuxi said: "Only peonies are the true color of the country, and the capital is moved when the flowers bloom." "Only peonies have the charm of empty alleys, people go to see peonies, "every spring twilight, the cars are crazy." In contrast, neem and neem are much more deserted. When the flowers bloomed white, the Southern Song Dynasty poet Wang Qi said: "When the flowers bloom, the thorns of the sky come out of the berry wall." "Neem trees are tall trees, but the neem flowers are small and lilac. The Ming Dynasty poet Yang Ji described his hometown of Suzhou Tianping Mountain this way: "Drizzle of wet neem flowers, south wind trees ripe loquat trees." "So beautiful! After the neem flowers, the twenty-four flower trade winds are completed.
"Flowing water and flowers go in spring", spring is always a sad thing. But God doesn't treat people badly. This is not, the valley rain festival, puffer fish is a representative of spring cuisine. "Artemisia annua is full of short reed buds, which is when the puffer fish wants to go up." The puffer fish crawls from the sea to the river, climbs to the table, sacrifices its life for righteousness, and comforts the souls of people who cherish spring and hurt spring. Good things often come in pairs. Comforting people is also Gu Yu Tea. Song Dynasty poet Huang Tingjian said: "Unknown Dongguo Qingming wine, how to resemble the West Window Valley rain tea." "The tea before the Qingming Dynasty is called "Mingqian Tea", which is rare and tastes fresh. Guyu tea is mellow, flavorful and high in yield, which is the representative of spring tea. "Poetry writes plum blossom moon, tea pan valley rain spring", is a symbol of literati life.
Time is easy to get old, and the years are not living. Spring, not the cuckoo sent away, the Song Dynasty poet Lu You said that "for no reason to urge the flow of years, hate the Xitou Cuckoo the most", it is really wronged the birds. In spring, it was not sent away by The Neem flowers, or the Song Dynasty poet Cao Feng told the truth: "No one outside the door asks about the falling flowers, and the green shade is rising all over the world." "Spring, will not stop the pace of leaving because of our infinite nostalgia. Fortunately, the years have their own tenderness, all difficulties will pass, all the good will eventually come, let us embrace summer with open arms.
One point number Liu Zhaoyun