The relationship between weather and solar terms

The division of solar terms is based on the weather, and the changes of natural phenomena such as seasons, climate and phenology are fully considered.

Among them, beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn, beginning of winter, vernal equinox, autumnal equinox, summer solstice and winter solstice are used to reflect the seasons. The vernal equinox, autumnal equinox, summer solstice and winter solstice are divided from an astronomical point of view, reflecting the turning point of solar height change. Beginning of spring, Changchun, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter reflect the beginning of the four seasons. Five solar terms, such as slight summer heat, great summer heat, intense summer heat, slight cold and severe cold, reflect the change of temperature. The four solar terms of rain, Grain Rain, light snow and heavy snow reflect the phenomenon of precipitation, indicating the time and intensity of rainfall and snowfall. The three solar terms, White Dew, Cold Dew and First Frost, on the surface reflect the phenomenon of condensation of water vapor, but in essence reflect the process and degree of gradual temperature drop: when the temperature drops to a certain extent, water vapor condenses. The continuous drop in temperature not only increases condensation, but also gets colder and colder. When the temperature drops below zero degrees Celsius, water vapor condenses into frost. Xiaoman and awn seeds reflect the maturity and harvest of related crops; Frightening and Qingming reflect natural phenology, especially stinging, which indicates that spring will return with the recovery of early thunder in the sky and underground stinging insects.