Reporter Zhou Qingxian
On May 4, the south wind blew strongly on the streets of Jinan, and the temperature soared. From time to time, the streets and parks can smell a strong fragrance of flowers, very similar to lilacs. This is a neem flower blooming, but many people do not recognize this tiny purple flower.
In the Southern Dynasty Zongyi's "Jingchu Shi Shi Shu", it is said that the twenty-four flower trade winds "begin with plum blossoms, and end with neem flowers." "The blossoming of neem means that the twenty-four trade winds of one hundred and twenty days are over, spring is gone, and summer is coming.
The twenty-four flower trade winds embody the wisdom of the ancients and are very relevant to phenological changes.
Xiao Han: first-wait plum blossom, second-wait camellia, three-wait daffodil;
Great Cold: One Wait Ruixiang, Two Wait Orchid, Three Wait Mountain Alum;
Li Chun: one waiting for spring, two waiting for cherry, three waiting for spring;
Rainwater: first-wait cauliflower, second-season apricot blossom, third-season plum flower;
Stings: one waiting for peach blossoms, two waiting for tang, three waiting for roses;
Spring equinox: first begonia, two pear blossoms, three magnolias;
Qingming: one waiting for tung flowers, two waiting for wheat flowers, three waiting for willow flowers;
Gu Yu: one waiting peony, two waiting for the grass, three waiting for neem flowers.