What month is Qingming Liuqing?

When the sun reaches longitude 15 degrees, Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi begins. "Qingming" means that the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the land is refreshing. At this time, the temperature rises, the weather gets warmer, the vegetation germinates and the peach blossoms are in full bloom. The average daily temperature in most parts of China has risen to above 12℃.

The grass grows, the rape blossoms are fragrant, the willows are green, and an outing in the suburbs is called an outing. Therefore, the Ming people said in "A Brief Introduction to the Emperor's Scenery": "On the Qingming Day in March, on the day of planting willows, you can visit the sorghum bridge, which is called an outing." In Dumen Zhuzhi Ci, the Qing Dynasty also said: "Mountain flowers walk in the temple, and children meet and ask their names."

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It is also mentioned in the December song: dancing dragon lanterns in the first month and flying kites in the suburbs in February. Willow trees are clear in March and peony flowers are red in April. Dragon boat race in May, lotus full pool in June. In July, the cowherd will weave the girl, and in August, the Mid-Autumn Festival will be fragrant with osmanthus. In September, I crossed Chongyang, and in October, I was full of oranges. In winter, the snow is loose, and in December, plum blossoms are in Ao Shuang.

As the saying goes, no matter whether spring comes early or late, just look at willow trees and you can see that they should turn green at the end of February and the beginning of March. Willow sprouts most obviously, so it is a good reference for spring. The earliest tree that germinated in spring was also willow, and the tree turned green.