Why is the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival set in the autumnal equinox?

On September 23, the fourth solar terms in the autumn — autumnal equinox, at this time the sun reached 180 ° of the yellow meridians into autumn equinox. Autumn equinox means that in the middle of autumn, day and night is waiting. Tang Zhiqiang, deputy director of the Twenty -Four Rreiture Research Center of the China Agricultural Museum, said that in the autumn equinox, most parts of my country have entered a cool autumn. Graving autumn harvested crops can be avoided by the harm of early frost and even rain. Early wintering crops can strive to make full use of the calorie resources before the winter, laying the foundation for high yield for the coming year.

"Today's autumn equinox is also the fifth 'Chinese farmers' harvest festival." Tang Zhiqiang said that autumn is a season of mature everything, and autumn equinox is a festival for the majority of farmers to get a bumper harvest. The grains are full of grains and fruits, and the vast number of farmers celebrate the rich years and share joy. Since 2018, my country has set up every autumn equinox day as a "Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival". The season of solar terms has "changed into a change", which has become an important festival with a lively modern sense.

The weather in the autumnal point of "golden autumn" weather

Look at the field farm busy

"The autumnal point season is the most pleasant time period in the year." Song Yingjie, deputy dean of the Twenty -Four of the Twenty -Four of the Twenty -Four of the Twenty -four Research Institute, said that at this time, the sun was directly shot in the equator, the day and night were divided, and the day and night were divided. Yin and yang, warm sun and cool breeze shared the cold and heat; the autumn colors were divided, and the yellow leaves and the blue sky reflected each other. The autumn equinox and spring equinox are the first nodes found by the ancients. "Shangshu Yao Dian" contains the text of "Japan, China", "Ri Yong", "Night,", and "Short Sun". Among them, "Xiaozhong" means the length of the day and night, which is what we call today.

In daily exchanges, people often call autumn "golden autumn", and autumn wind is called "golden wind". Song Yingjie explained that in the five elements, the West belongs to autumn and gold is located in the West. my country is a country with significant seasonal climate. The east is the vast Pacific Ocean, and the west is the inland of Asia. Therefore, the monsoon in the spring comes from the east or southeast, and the autumn season wind comes from the west or southwest. In addition, the crops are mature, the fields are golden, and the plants and trees are also green to yellow, similar to gold, and also strengthen the golden impression.

Farmers in Pingpan Village, Nuozheng Town, Cenxi City, Wuzhou, Guangxi planting autumn crops in the field Dutch beans. (Yan Guihai/Photo)

After the autumn equinox, the sun was directly shifted to the southern hemisphere. The solar radiation obtained from the northern hemisphere was getting less and less, while the ground was lost more calories, and the temperature decreased significantly. Song Yingjie said that "autumn equinox" is the full period of autumn, and it is also the season when climate differentiation is differentiated from all over my country. Some areas in the north and northeast have opened the transition from autumn to winter. Both have dropped below 22 ° C, basically the transition from summer to autumn, and the southern region is still in a hot summer. The rainy season in most parts of the country has ended, the sky is well -permeable, the wind is beautiful, the sun is high, the autumn is high, and it presents a scene of "there are many white clouds in autumn, good Tianhe everywhere".

In the field of hope, most of the crops in the autumnal equinox season are mature, golden valley ears, fiery sorghum, cyan radish, white cotton, yellow corn, red pepper ... Tired fruits, to people, to people, to people, to people, to people, to people, to people Frequent beckoning. Tang Zhiqiang said that at this time, it is necessary to seize the favorable timing harvest, otherwise it will be grinded by frost, causing losses, and will also affect a series of subsequent agricultural production links such as autumn plowing and autumn species.

Tourists are picking grapes in an ecological orchard in the Tonghua Autonomous County of Hunan Province. (Li Shangyin/Photo)

Tang Zhiqiang reminded that at this time, the dual -season late rice in the south was pumped and raised flowers. It was a critical period for output. The "cold autumn" weather formed by low temperature and rain was the main threat of blooming and strong.

Talking about "Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival" during the autumn equinox day

Looking for seasonal seasonal food

Tang Zhiqiang said that the first home of the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival in 2018 was located at the China Agricultural Museum. In order to commemorate the establishment of this festival, the Chinese Agricultural Museum specifically cast a "harvest and prosperity". Harvesting, the shape and decoration highlight the theme of the new era, farmers and harvest. The shape of the harvest is a four -legged Fang Ding, with a height of 180 cm. Ding Er is decorated with auspicious tiger patterns, which means the wind and rain and Guotai people. The ears are decorated with fish patterns, which means that there is more than year.

Changyang Yang paper -cutting works "Autumn Equiniors"

Why do Chinese farmers' harvest festivals be held in the autumn equinox day? Tang Zhiqiang said that from the perspective of the solar terms, spring planting autumn harvested, spring and autumn, autumnal point is full of fruit, the best reflection of the harvest, rice fragrance, crab fat chrysanthemum yellow, and enjoying the scene in autumn are good times.

From a regional point of view, my country's region is vast and rich in products, and the season of harvesting in various places is different, but most places are in autumn, and autumn harvest crops are big heads. The autumnal equinox is set into the "Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival" to take into account the situation of all parts of the north and south, facilitate the participation of urban and rural people and farmers, and facilitates the results of the harvest of agriculture. It has distinctive agricultural characteristics.

From the perspective of folk customs, there are more than a dozen ethnic minorities in my country that celebrate the traditional festival of bumper harvest. Most of them are in the second half of the year. "Now the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival has become an effective carrier and innovation stage for inheriting farming civilization." Tang Zhiqiang said.

What are the seasonal foods in the autumnal point? Tang Zhiqiang said that crab is a solar terms that should be served. At this season, boiled tea and hot wine, hot air, and ended with a cage, "The tenderness of the tender jade is full, the shell is convex red fat pieces" autumn crabs, which are mouthwatering. Crab heat is quite low, less than 100 calories per 100 grams of calories, and the taste is extremely beautiful. The ingredients are soft, easy to digest, and high nutritional value. Tang Zhiqiang said that taro can be eaten as a staple food, cooking, or cake. The taste of Guangxi's "Lipu Taro" is known for its glutinous glutinous glutinous rice. In the Qing Dynasty, it was listed as the preferred royal tribute in Guangxi. In the area of ​​Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the pronunciation of taro is similar to "transportation", so eating taro in autumn also entrusts people's prayer for a better life.

Guoongnong, Shiqiao Town, Ningling County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province, is preparing to transport the newly harvested Jinding Xiehua crispy pear. (Lu Zhong Box/Photo)

The autumnal is sweet. Tang Zhiqiang said that the climate of the autumnal point is gradually drying, and water should be supplemented in time. Pear has gradually matured at this time, and it is the good season for picking. Pears can be eaten raw or cooking. In terms of medical effects, pears can be constipated, digestion, and good for cardiovascular. In the folk, pear also has a kind of curative effect. Put the pear at the nucleus, put it in rock sugar, and cough can be relieved after cooking.

Sichuan Observation (Source: People's Daily)

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