The water begins to ice, the ground begins to freeze, and the pheasant enters the water as a mirage, interpreting the origin and phenological characteristics of the beginning of the winter solar term

"Winter, the end, all things are collected." In the blink of an eye, it has reached the beginning of winter. When autumn has become a story, and winter has become a landscape, the water begins to freeze, but it does not become ice; The earth is cold, but it has not yet cracked; It's a unique sight at the turn of autumn and winter.

The beginning of winter is the nineteenth of the 24 solar terms and the beginning of winter. The beginning of winter is one of the "four seasons and eight festivals" in ancient times, and the beginning of spring, the beginning of summer, and the beginning of autumn are collectively called "four stands", which is a very important solar term.

Three waits for the beginning of winter

Wait for the water to start the ice

On the first five days of the beginning of winter, the water begins to freeze. With the onset of winter, the temperature is getting cooler, and when the ambient temperature drops below zero degrees Celsius, the water will start to freeze.

The second is to freeze

On the second five days of the beginning of winter, the soil under your feet froze due to the cold weather. As the moisture contained in it gradually freezes, the soil hardens.

The pheasant enters the water as a mirage

After the beginning of winter, big birds such as pheasants are rare, but large clams with similar shells and colors to pheasants can be seen on the seaside, so there is a legend that pheasants enter the hydration of clams.

The north wind goes back and forth, a few cold and cold, sparse wood, half green and yellow

The beginning of winter is the season of cold winds, especially in the area north of the Huai River in the Qinling Mountains, cold air appears frequently, and the southern region often has a beautiful "small spring" weather, often has "October small spring, no wind warm and warm" said. As time went on, the cold air gradually moved south, and the temperature in the south began to drop with it.

A little Zen lantern half a moon tonight is more cold than last night

The winter is cold, and the yang energy between the weather has begun to converge and hide, and the human body will also change with the weather, and the body's yang energy will gradually be hidden in the kidney water, and the cold feeling is obvious.

Last night, the frost was cold, and the red leaves were full of steps

For the beginning of winter, the leaves have the deepest perception. Clear frost covers the stone steps, and the red leaves all over the ground are stained by frost. Despite the drop in temperature, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the beautiful autumn colors are the most gorgeous and intoxicating.

The sky and water are clear and the autumn and winter weather begins

On the day of the beginning of winter, the customs of the north and the south are not the same, most of the southern provinces take meat as a supplement, such as beef and mutton, chicken, duck and fish, and many families will also stew sesame oil chicken to replenish energy.

And in the north, it is customary to eat dumplings. One is because "Lidong doesn't serve dumpling bowls, and no one cares if he freezes his ears"; The second is that dumplings have the saying of "the time of handing over children", and there are customs of eating dumplings at the beginning of winter, except for the new year, and the handover of the old and the new.

A good year must be remembered when it is orange, yellow, orange and green

The winter scene in Su Shi's eyes is like this: "The most orange, yellow, orange and green time." "This is an important season for people to nourish their bodies and accumulate strength." Replenish the sun in winter, and the hands and feet are not cold". In addition to adding clothes to keep warm in winter, you should also be able to eat, eat to replenish yang qi, and warm up the body. The diet should be based on keeping warm and cold, nourishing and preventing dryness.

In winter, the three-layer quilt of Mai Gai sleeps on the pillow of steamed buns in the coming year

At this time, the temperature difference between the north and the south is large, the agricultural and forestry crops in the north have entered the wintering period, and the "three autumns" in the south are nearing the end, and the rain and snow are abundant, which is very conducive to the overwintering of crops. When it snows heavily at the beginning of winter, it's like putting a quilt on wheat, and the heavier the snow, the more abundant the wheat will be in the next year.

The sun is warm and the snow is warm, and the lights are amiable.

The splendid autumn turned away after leaving the harvest.

In the face of the rising frost, people are full of joy for a good harvest.

Even at the beginning of winter, all things are collected,

But when the years turn,

The next vibrant spring is coming!

(Source: CCTV News, CCTV Official Account, China Meteorological Official Account)

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Design|Du Chanjuan

Editing|Fu Rong

Editor-in-chief|Wang Helin, Ye Kailing