[Ji Shi · Say] Liang Yong: 24 solar terms · Bai Lu

Today is Bai Lu in the twenty -four solar terms. Bai Lu is the fifteenth day of the "twenty -four solar terms", and the third festival in autumn is also an important solar term that reflects the growth of cold in nature. So why is this solar term called "Bailu", and what are the waiting characteristics, agricultural habits and traditional customs of Bai Lu solar term? Let's listen to the interpretation of Liang Yong, a librarian of the History and History Research Museum of the Hebei Provincial Government.

Liang Yong, a librarian at the Hebei Provincial Government Cultural History Research Museum:

Why is it called Bai Lu? It is began to be dew this season, so it is called "Bai Lu". According to the twenty -four solar terms (the division of) in ancient China, five days were divided into one. In the ancient "Seventy -Twenty -Two Calls", Bai Lulu said, one waiting for Hongyan, the two waiting birds returned, and the three birds were ashamed. What does that mean? Once, Hongyan began to fly south, autumn came, and the geese began to fly south. This was the first waiting. After another five days, the mysterious bird returned. The mysterious bird is the home swallow seen in the north. It is also a migratory bird, so after five days of Bai Lu, it also started flying south. Three birds are shameful, and the three primensions are about to reach the autumnal equinox. At this time, those birds staying are the birds in the north to start collecting foods in large quantities, start storage, and prepare for wintering.

Liang Yong, a librarian at the Hebei Provincial Government Cultural History Research Museum:

Bai Lu's main agricultural agriculture is that early autumn crops began to harvest. Start preparing to clean up the land and plant wheat. We all know that in the North China region that we had such a farm proverb in the past: "Bai Lu is early, cold dew is late, and the autumnal equinox wheat is just at the time." Autumn equinox plant wheat. Before that, the crops in the early autumn should be harvested. Bai Lu Valley, cold dew bean, peanuts are accepted after the autumnal equinox. These are all the harvest seasons. At the same time, Bai Lu is also the season for our Chinese red dates. Basically, from Bai Lu to autumnal equinox, it is also the season for Chinese red dates to harvest. Therefore, there are also "head white dews cut valley, overplay white dew to hit jujube", which is also a traditional Chinese proverb.

Liang Yong, a librarian at the Hebei Provincial Government Cultural History Research Museum:

What are the traditional Chinese customs of Bai Lu? First, ancient China pays attention to autumn dew. Bailu's dew is the cleanest. Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" all emphasized: "When the autumn dew is complicated, it is charged with a plate and fried like a cricket. . Bai Lu's seasonal tea is the best. Why? Because the temperature difference between the day and night of Bailu season is large, the content of various beneficial ingredients of tea at this time is high, so Bailu Tea is deeply loved by the Chinese people.

Liang Yong, a librarian at the Hebei Provincial Government Cultural History Research Museum:

Another custom is to eat sweet potatoes this season. why? Drought agriculture is the best and the most cold -resistant, and what to ensure that ordinary people can eat is a sweet potato. Sweet potatoes are rich in various starch and nutrients, so this season is early to grow sweet potatoes, which is the "yam" that our people say. This season's spring sweet potatoes began to collect.

Liang Yong, a librarian at the Hebei Provincial Government Cultural History Research Museum:

One more, eat "three white" this season. The "three whites" that are eaten in different places are different. For example, when eating white and Baiyangdian to eat white ravioli in the Jianghuai area, what are the large plains (zones) in the Hebei region to eat and eat black chicken white phoenix. It is black chicken, because its hair is white. Stew white radish for the lottery. Therefore, eating white white, white -necked ducks, white hair bitter vegetables, stewed white radish, this is called "Sanbai".

Liang Yong, a librarian at the Hebei Provincial Government Cultural History Research Museum:

Another custom is: Qiuhe. Qinushe wants to eat rice cakes, drink and drink. In the Northern Song Dynasty's "Tokyo Menghua Record · Lichi": "August August Society, each with social cakes and social wines to send nobles." So Bai Lu is a very important solar term.

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