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Where does Meiyu affect [China]?

In the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China and Taiwan Province Province.

Meiyu refers to the weather and climate phenomenon that occurs in a certain area and a certain season. Meiyu is a unique weather and climate phenomenon in East Asia, and it is a unique weather and climate phenomenon in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Taiwan Province Province in China.

In early summer, there are often long rainy days in the Jianghuai basin. At this time, the utensils are easy to be moldy, so it is also called "moldy rain" or "mildew" for short;

It is also called "Plum Rain" or "Huang Meiyu" because plums in the south of the Yangtze River are yellow and ripe. After mid-June, the rain belt remained in the Jianghuai basin, which is Meiyu.

Extended data:

The formation of meiyu climate pattern is due to Himalayan movement and the prevalence of Asian summer monsoon.

Good weather, prosperous agriculture, land of plenty. The harvest of crops is closely related to rainfall. During the Qin and Han dynasties, there was a method of measuring rain, which recorded the allusion of "measuring rain in a pool".

From the "rain gauge system" in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty to the large-scale release of rain gauges in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, the rain gauge station is the historical memory of "ancient plum rain" in Jiangnan. The "Science Series" stamp issued by Korea 1987 confirmed that the rain gauge in China was built in May.

The climatic characteristics of Meiyu season are: concentrated precipitation, heavy rainfall, few sunshine hours, high humidity and cloudy weather, and low wind.

Influenced by China's traditional culture, South Korea calls it "Changma", which is characterized by "long hair", that is, Meiyu can be moldy and breed white hair; The Japanese call it "Biau", which is in the same strain as China's "bad rain".

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