Great Cold
(Left River Water)
The wax trees and silver mountains dazzle with bright light, and the north wind whistles alone in the three rivers.
The old farmer still likes the snow in the sky and the smell of wheat and fruits next year.
Zuohe Water Poem of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms
1. Beginning of Spring (Zuohe Water)
The east wind brings rain and chases the west wind, and the earth is warm and sunny. All things are fresh, mountains and rivers are awakening, and farmers are planning to farm again at the beginning of the year.
2. Rainwater (Zuohe River)
The south is wet and the north is cold, and the south is wet and the north is cold. It is warm and cold at first, but also rainy and windy. Thousands of miles of wheat turn green overnight, and thousands of mountains are moistened silently.
3. Awakening of Insects (Zuohe River)
A thunderclap wakes up snakes and insects, and they are dyed purple in waves. The south wind brings warmth to Jiujiujiang River, and the green fields begin to plow in the spring.
4. Spring Equinox (Zuohe River)
The wind and thunder bring warmth into the mid-spring, and the peach and willow dress is new day by day. The direct surface of the golden sun at the equator divides day and night equally.
5. Qingming--1 (Zuohe River)
The New Year celebrations are not over yet, but Qingming comes again, and the swifts swallow the willows and lose their souls. People flocked to the quiet green hills, paying homage to ancestors with money and paper candles.
5. Qingming--2 (Zuohe River)
The willows are hanging down the road and the rain is heavy, and the descendants from thousands of miles away are rushing to the grave. Smoke rises from the green hills everywhere, and incense is burned to pay homage to the ancestors.
6. Grain Rain (Zuohe River)
Frequent rain and frost cut off the air and the air is clear, and the willows, green tea and fragrant swallows fly. In the evening of spring when the cuckoos are sowing, there are many things to do with planting.
7. Beginning of Summer (Zuohe River)
The southern country is like summer and the northern country is spring, with beautiful green rivers and Huaihe Rivers shaded by thousands of trees. When there is disease or insect, people spread medicine. The medicine treats people with sudden cold and sudden heat.
8. Xiaoman (Left River Water)
The fertile fields in the south of the Yangtze River are transplanted, and the wheat bran in the north of the Yangtze River is filled with grain. The people near the West Lake are hospitable, and the tea merchants are also the silk merchants.
9. Mangzhong (Zuohe River)
The bright sun is undressing, and the plum rain is rising in the willow pond. Nanling is surrounded by fertile days, and the wheat harvest is busy on both sides of the river.
10. Summer Solstice (Zuohe River)
The fire wheel is gradually approaching the summer heat, and the summer is overcast in one night. Knowing that farming is hard, I sit on a branch and sing to my heart's content.
11. Xiaoshu (Zuohe River)
The ground is boiling and the sky is steaming. Looking at the rain and wind, I occasionally see a semi-circular rainbow from thunderstorms. There are droughts in the south and floods in the north. There are always lotus ponds with the same color and taste.
12. Great Heat (Zuohe River)
The sun is full of heat and the heat is suffocating. Sitting idle is full of flies and mosquitoes. Even when the war drums are rising in the clouds, the arrows shooting at the lotus flowers are like sprinkles of gold.
13. Beginning of Autumn (Zuohe River)
A sycamore leaf announces autumn, and the rice fields promise a good harvest. Although it is not the height of summer, there are still tigers crouching, and there are even more chilling cicadas singing endlessly.
14. End of Heat (Zuohe River)
When the summer heat comes out, it is too late for the cool autumn breeze to come. Walking along the south path in the slanting light, the rice turns to the road, and the carriages and horses are passing by.
15. White Dew (Zuohe River)
The decaying lotus and falling jade sparkle, and the west wind blows cold all night. The sound of wild geese makes the mosquitoes want to be quiet. The red dates are dotted with the fragrance of osmanthus.
16. Autumn Equinox (Zuohe River)
The summer is gone, the autumn is clear and cool, and the daylight and night are both long. A round of osmanthus shines in the sky, and people who are thousands of miles away complain of heartbreak.
17. Cold Dew (Zuohe River)
The sky is high, the days are warm, the nights are cooling, and the vegetation is sparse and yellow. Wanli is busy planting wheat in the clear autumn, and the sound of returning geese is accompanied by the fragrance of chrysanthemums.
18. Frostfall (Zuohe River)
At dusk in autumn, the dew turns into frost, and some sunshine condenses. Thousands of ponds with lotuses are lying on the desolate shores, and vast tracts of white cotton are busy harvesting.