The sound of the hoopoe is heard among the leaves, and duckweeds grow in the pond water. Meaning: Among the leaves and branches, only the hoopoe bird can be seen calling "coo, coo, coo" incessantly; in the accumulated lake water, a lot of water grows. Duckweed comes.
Grain Rain is the sixth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the last solar term in spring. Douzhichen; the sun's ecliptic longitude is 30°; it crosses from April 19th to 21st in the Gregorian calendar every year. Guyu is taken from the meaning of "rain produces hundreds of grains". At this time, precipitation increases significantly.
The first planting of rice seedlings and the planting of new crops in the fields need the moisture of rain the most. If rainfall is sufficient and timely, cereal crops can thrive. Grain Rain, like rain, Xiaoman, light snow, heavy snow and other solar terms, are all solar terms that reflect precipitation phenomena and are a reflection of the ancient farming culture.
In the Grain Rain season, in southern China, it often starts to rain significantly, and Especially in South China, once cold air and warm and humid air meet, it often forms a long period of rainfall. The Qinling Mountains-Huaihe River is the transitional area between spring rain in the south and spring drought in the north. From the vicinity of the Qinling Mountains-Huaihe River to the north, the spring rain decreases sharply. In the northern region, Grain Rain is a symbol of "final frost".
Continuous spring rain is the most important characteristic of Guyu. The name of the solar term "Grain Rain" comes from the ancient saying that "rain produces hundreds of grains", which reflects the agricultural and climatic significance of the solar term. Folk customs during the Grain Rain solar term include picking Grain Rain tea, walking in the Grain Rain, offering sacrifices to the sea, eating spring food, and admiring flowers.
Grain Rain's poems include: "The Ming Dynasty knows about Grain Rain, but has no way to stop the flower breeze" "Ask about the spring scenery in the East City, it is the Grain Rain, the peony season" "The tender pods and new buds are picked carefully, take advantage of the Grain Rain to come to the Ming Dynasty" wait.