How cold was the Little Ice Age in Ming Dynasty?

During the Little Ice Age of the Ming Dynasty, the annual average temperature in China was lower than it is now. Drought and flood occur one after another in summer, and it is extremely cold in winter. Not only Hebei, but also Shanghai, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong and other places have experienced violent snowstorms.

There were 72 freezing disasters recorded in the Little Ice Age in Ming Dynasty and 277 in Qing Dynasty. At that time, freezing disastrous weather occurred in northern, western, eastern, central and southern Guangdong. Many freezing disasters occurred in Nanhai County, dapu county, Huilai County, Xingning County, Jieyang County and Longchuan County. During this period, the snow line in Guangdong even reached the northern coastal area of Hainan Island, where the temperature actually dropped below zero.

1606 (thirty-four years of Wanli in Ming Dynasty), Qiongshan in Hainan was extremely cold in winter, and six animals froze to death; 1767 (thirty-two years of Qingganlong) Frost in Wanning, Hainan-It should be hard to imagine for countless "migratory birds" who came to Hainan from the north to warm up for the winter.

It is particularly noteworthy that during the period from 1245 to 1924, the main freezing disaster in Guangdong was snowfall, followed by rain and snow frost. It can be seen that snow is not uncommon for Guangdong. The snowfall in this Little Ice Age was recorded directly, with at least 1 1 time in Guangzhou,1time in Leizhou Peninsula and 17 times in Hainan Island-Hainan Island is more than Guangzhou!