Decoding the twenty-four solar terms Lixia: Xunfeng faces all things show

This year's Lixia solar term will come on May 5th, Beijing time.

Lixia is the seventh solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar and the first solar term in summer

In the ancient book "The Seventy-two Hours of the Moon Order", it says, "Li is the beginning of the establishment", "Xia is false, and everything is false at this time

Lixia is the peak season for all things to grow

After the beginning of summer, the days get longer, the temperature rises sharply, the summer heat is approaching, thunderstorms increase, and crops enter the season of vigorous growth

In ancient China, the beginning of the summer solar term was taken seriously

On the day of Lixia, there are many customs around eating.

In Jiangnan area, there is the custom of tasting "three new" in Lixia

After the beginning of summer, the principle of health preservation in traditional Chinese medicine is "nourishing yang in spring and summer"

The rotation of the spring and summer time series brings vitality to the earth, as well as poetic and picturesque

The swallow takes the spring to go, and the wind brings summer to come