Shangqiu solar terms
Twenty-four solar terms are often used in our lives, especially in ancient farming life. Twenty-four solar terms are the product of ancient farming civilization, which not only plays a guiding role in agricultural production, but also affects ancient people's food, clothing, housing and transportation, and even cultural concepts.
2016165438+1October 30th, 24 solar terms were officially listed in the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. So, have you ever wondered which great god studied these 24 solar terms?
To understand the origin of the 24 solar terms, we have to talk about an ancient celebrity, Di Ku, one of the five emperors among the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. Di Ku, Ji, a county native, was born in Gaoxin, near Shangqiu, Henan.
It is said that he is the great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor, the leader of the ancient tribal alliance in China, and one of the five emperors. He is the prototype of Emperor Di Jun in Shan Hai Jing. Di Ku inherited Yan Huang from the past and Yao and Shun from the future, which laid the foundation of China and was also the ancestor of China people.
Twenty-four solar terms enter the United Nations.
During the imperial period, although people had the concept of four seasons, they only made it at sunrise and stopped at sunset. There is no scientific order or any law at all. This also led to the extremely low grain output at that time, which seriously restricted the development of agriculture and the improvement of people's quality of life.
Therefore, Di Ku explored the world, observed the changing laws of things, and divided the four seasons, that is, the original 24 solar terms. After that, people began to engage in agricultural activities according to the festival, which greatly promoted the development of social productive forces, made China's agriculture undergo a great revolution and entered a brand-new era of farming civilization.
Twenty-four solar terms were originally determined according to the rotating direction of the bucket handle of the Big Dipper. The Big Dipper rotates circularly, and bucket handle rotates around the southeast and northwest. Each rotation cycle begins in early spring and ends in severe cold.
At present, the 24 solar terms are a scientific improved version, which is divided by the constant gas method, and the annual movement track of the sun is divided into 24 equal parts, with 1 equal parts every 15 degrees, and each equal part is a solar term. Surprisingly, the 24 solar terms divided by modern advanced science and technology are almost the same as those divided by Di Ku thousands of years ago.
Di Ku is one of the three emperors and five emperors in ancient China mythology.
Di Ku ruled the country by virtue all his life, lived a simple life, complied with the laws of nature, and studied the 24 solar terms, which is an important part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation and has a far-reaching influence on later generations. In today's international meteorological circles, the 24 solar terms are regarded as the fifth invention of China.
You may not be familiar with Di Ku, but you must have heard of his daughter and son-in-law. According to historical records, Di Ku's wife's name is Chang Yi, and she and Di Ku have two children, a boy and a girl. The man is the later emperor and the woman is Chang 'e.
There was a courtier named Hou Yi in Di Ku. Hou Yi is famous for his fencing. Di Ku saw his extraordinary achievements and married his daughter Chang 'e to Hou Yi. Later generations adapted this into a myth, which was called Houyi shooting at the sun and the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon.