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Tianjin, 21 Jul (Xinhua) -- "When the red sun has passed, the breeze is nowhere to be found." At 4:07 a.m. Beijing time on July 23, the summer festival will usher in, at this time, the heat wave rolls in, everything seems to be steamed, and most parts of the mainland usher in the hottest period of the year.
Poster Maker: Fang Jinyang
Tianjin folklore expert and columnist introduced by Guoqing that from July 22 to 24 every year in the Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches 120 degrees of ecliptic longitude, it is the beginning of the summer, it is the twelfth of the twenty-four solar terms, and it is also the last solar term in summer. The summer is generally before and after the middle volt in the "three volt days", and the folk have the proverb of "cold in the three nine, hot in the middle volt". At this time, the weather in most parts of the mainland is very hot, often there will be high temperature weather of 40 degrees Celsius, the sun is like a fire, and the heat is unbearable; When it rains on a cloudy day, the weather is even more breathless, like in a steamer.
According to the observation of nature, the ancients divided the summer into three weathers, of which the second weather is "soil moist summer", which means that the soil is infiltrated, the weather is hot and stuffy, and the humidity is very heavy. The "Seventy-two Waiting Solutions to the Moon Order" has an explanation for "soil running and summer": "Wet, wet, moist earth, so steamy and wet; Summer, commonly known as dirty, heat is also. Liu Zongyuan of the Tang Dynasty, Su Shi of the Song Dynasty and other literati and inkers also used the word "steaming" to describe the feeling of sweltering heat and humidity before and after the summer.
Poster Maker: Fang Jinyang
Before and after the summer, the land is humid, the weather is hot, the crops grow the fastest, the grass and trees are lush, and insects such as grassflies, dragonflies, and crickets are also more active, so the people in some places still have the custom of fighting crickets after tea and dinner.
Small summer follows big summer, and big summer follows three autumns. When the summer comes, it also means that autumn is getting closer and closer. The Tang Dynasty poet Yuan Shu said that "the summer is approaching, the nine summers of Lin Zhong move", and the "Lin Zhong" here is one of the twelve laws of ancient music, and as the law sounds, summer (nine summers) will pass.
How should the public maintain their health before and after the summer? Reminded by the National Day combined with the suggestions of health care experts, at this time, the festival is frequent and hot weather, we must pay attention to the prevention of heat stroke, reasonably arrange work, and pay attention to the combination of work and leisure; Replenish water in time and drink as little ice water as possible; Adjust the travel time and try to avoid traveling during high temperature periods; Pay attention to indoor cooling; Do not stay up late, ensure adequate sleep; Pay attention to dietary hygiene.
Poster Maker: Fang Jinyang
In terms of daily catering, in addition to eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, you should also eat more foods that clear heat and dampness, and nourish the spleen, such as lotus leaf mung bean porridge, sea rice and winter melon soup, duck soup, coix crucian carp soup, tomato beef pot, etc.