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Solar term drum phalanx training

In fact, the 24 solar terms are a calendar that is convenient for farmers to cultivate.

take for example

spring

summer

autumn

Winter; Divided into beginning of spring.

Rain Water

Awakening of Insects

Spring Equinox

Qingming Festival

Grain Rain

Early summer

Grain Buds

Grain in Ear

Summer solstice

Minor Heat

Major Heat

Beginning of Autumn

The heat is over

White Dew

Autumn Equinox

Cold Dew

Frost's Descent

Beginning of Winter

Minor Snow

Major Snow

Winter solstice

Minor Cold

Great cold. As for the equivalence between this festival and the solar calendar, it is 2/4.

2/ 19

3/5

3/20

4/4 4/20

5/5 5/2 1

6/5

6/2 1

7/7

7/22

8/7

8/23

9/7

9/23

10/8

10/23

1 1/7

1 1/22

12/7

12/2 1

1/6

1/2 1. Shouting

I don't understand these seasonal things either.

I only know that it was very hot that day.

It's nothing like the arrival of winter!

People upstairs know this very well. Let's learn this solar term.

Twenty-four solar terms are the general name of a group of festivals in ancient times. In other words, there are 24 solar terms from beginning of spring to Great Cold to express the relationship among astronomy, seasons, climate and agricultural production in a year. It reflects the change of seasons, guides agricultural activities, and affects the food, clothing, housing and transportation of thousands of families. The twenty-four solar terms are divided according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic (that is, the orbit of the earth around the sun): among the twenty-four solar terms, the vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumn equinox and winter solstice reflect the length of sunshine; The temperature is reflected by slight summer heat, great summer heat, summer heat, first frost, slight cold and severe cold; White dew and cold dew reflect temperature and humidity; Rainfall is reflected in rain, Grain Rain, light snow and heavy snow. The rest reflect natural phenology and agricultural phenology. So, how are the 24 solar terms formed? When did it originate? Twenty-four solar terms originated in the Yellow River Basin: as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China people had the concepts of solar terms solstice in the south and solar terms solstice in the north: at first, the twenty-four solar terms only had summer solstice and winter solstice, and four solar terms were set in the Spring and Autumn Period, such as midsummer, midsummer and midsummer. Subsequently, the vernal equinox and autumnal equinox were gradually added to beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter. By the end of the Warring States period, Lv Chunqiu and December Ji were written. The names of these eight solar terms include beginning of spring, Spring Equinox, Long Summer, Summer Solstice, beginning of autumn, Autumn Equinox, beginning of winter and Winter Solstice. These eight solar terms later became the most important of the 24 solar terms. These eight solar terms mark the change of seasons and clearly divide the four seasons of the year. Subsequently, people took advantage of the relationship between the sun and the moon according to their running positions at the beginning and middle of the month, as well as natural phenomena such as weather and the growth of animals and plants. And gave each equal part a proper term, namely, the twenty-four solar terms: BC 104, Deng Ping's "taichu calendar" officially set the twenty-four solar terms in the calendar, and defined the astronomical position of the twenty-four solar terms. After continuous improvement and perfection, by the Qin and Han Dynasties, the 24 solar terms had been completely established. People walk from time to time according to the festive atmosphere. Many Han stone reliefs show birds, animals, trees and some natural objects. These are all important phenology for people to judge solar terms at that time. There are complete records of twenty-four solar terms in Huainanzi Astronomical Training in the Western Han Dynasty. It is based on the direction of bucket handle, the Big Dipper. The records of solar terms in Huainanzi are completely consistent with the names of the modern twenty-four solar terms. After the birth of the twenty-four solar terms, there have been some customs of reporting solar terms since ancient times, such as the twenty-four solar terms drum in Xi 'an Drum Tower. Xi anzhong drum tower is located in the center of Xi. The bell tower faces the Drum Tower from east to west. The Bell Tower was built in the 17th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1384), and the Drum Tower was built in the 13th year of Hongwu in Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu (1380), and rebuilt twice in the 38th year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1699) and the 5th year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty (1740). There is a huge drum upstairs, which is called "Drum Tower" because it strikes the time every day. Xi Drum Tower is the largest drum tower in China at present. The eaves and seats of the building are decorated with turquoise painted arches, which makes the whole building clear and spacious. The most historic drum in the Drum Tower is the 24 solar terms drum. The twenty-four solar terms, which have been passed down for thousands of years, are the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient working people in China. The drums of the 24 solar terms have been made into magnificent and shocking drums, which are amazing. On these 24 drums, the names of 24 solar terms are written in beautiful fonts, corresponding to the 24 solar terms one by one. Whenever the drum is rung, it will rumble and the sound will travel a hundred miles. Moreover, according to the different solar terms, these drums also have their own different drum rhymes, which are very distinctive. Today, the Drum Tower has become a popular tourist attraction in Xi.