Minutes, minutes, seconds, mornings, mornings, nightfall.
One year and four years, one in three months, two in January.
The twenty-four solar terms, each of which is a pearl, connects the days, and there is brilliance.
The solar terms are astronomy, meteorology, change, law, daily and earthly.
Farming in order, phenology is renewed, and culture blossoms: rituals, diet, health, entertainment...... The flowers are classic, broad and profound, and can be appreciated.
"Chao Chao Says Solar Terms" explores the subtlety, the little girl "Chao Chao", the kitten "seconds and seconds", the perspective is innocent, one person and one cat, warm interaction, watching the Huxiang solar terms, thousands of fireworks.
The poplar catkins dance with the wind, and the rain is coming in the summer
——Tani Yu
Gu Yu is the 6th of the 24 solar terms.
The last solar term of spring.
斗指辰；太阳黄经为30°；
It is held on April 19-21 of the Gregorian calendar every year.
谷雨取自“雨生百谷”之意，
At this time, the precipitation increases significantly,
Seedlings in the field, new crops,
The most in need of rain moisture,
Rainfall is abundant and timely, and cereal crops are able to thrive.
Photo source: Visual China
Gu rain is the same as rain, small full, light snow, heavy snow and other solar terms,
are all solar terms that reflect the phenomenon of precipitation,
It is a reflection of the ancient farming culture on the season.
In the area of Longshan, Hunan, it is auspicious to rain on a rainy day in the valley.
There is a proverb "Qingming should be bright, and the valley rain should be dark".
Liling, Hunan, the valley rain day taboo ground,
To fallow for a day, there is a proverb "the cow rests in the valley and the rain rests the stove".
Photo source: Visual China
【Phenology】
Gu Yu Three Waits:
A waiting for the beginning of the life,
Second, the chirping dove brushes its feathers;
Three waits hoopoe descended on Sang.
After the valley rain,
Rainfall increases, duckweed begins to grow,
Then the cuckoo began to remind people to sow seeds,
Hoopoe birds began to be seen on the mulberry trees.
Photo source: Visual China
【Folk Customs】
Gu Yu's folk activities on this day,
The most important thing is to drink "Guyu tea", also called "Erchun tea".
The tea drunk at this time refers to the tea leaves collected before and after the rain in the valley.
Sufficient rain and dew, suitable temperature,
Tea leaves are at their best and are rich in nutrients.
Before the Qingming Dynasty, the head tea was called "Ming Qian tea", and only one bud was picked at that time;
"Guyu tea" is also called "flag gun", mostly a bud and a leaf,
It is named because its leaves are like flags and buds are like guns after brewing;
After the rain in the valley, you can make a "bird's tongue",
Pick a bud and a leaf or a bud and two leaves for the first time, and the leaf shape is like a bird's tongue.
"Guyu tea" has the efficacy of gentle and good fire,
There is also a folk saying that it can be used as a tea therapy to ward off evil spirits and clear eyes.
Before the rain falls, go to the mountains to pick spring tea again.
捧起香茗，静心赏细雨绵绵。
Photo source: Visual China
Fade away the slight cold of early spring and bring a pleasant breeze
Descend the warm rain and play the end of spring
Gu Yu is the season of farewell,
We are about to send away the warm and lingering spring days;
Gu Yu is not the season to meet,
We are about to usher in a bright and warm summer.
Photo source: Visual China
Although spring is fleeting
But the one who shares the spring light
I will still be by my side and stay in my heart
How much more the branches that once bloomed with spring flowers
Green fruits have crept up
Next season
More good things will come
Text: Zhang Jun
Illustration: Deng Yao
Late stage: Zheng Yuxuan
Co-ordinator: Li Na Chen Yan