Beginning of Summer is the seventh solar term in the 24 solar terms and the first solar term in summer. Beginning of Summer signifies the change of seasons. It is a warning of the coming of summer. It does not really mean "summer". Traditionally, people regard Beginning of Summer as an important solar term when the temperature rises significantly, the summer heat is approaching, thunderstorms increase and crops enter the peak season. During this period, there is a big difference in temperature between the north and the south of China. Around the Beginning of Summer, only areas south of Fuzhou and Nanling in China really enter summer, while most other areas are still in spring.
"Xia" in Lixia means "big" in ancient Chinese, which means that plants sown in spring have grown upright. At this time, the temperature is suddenly warm, the vegetation is lush, the rape is approaching maturity, the winter wheat is blooming and filling, all things are now grown up and waiting for the arrival of summer. There are three marches in the Beginning of Summer. On each occasion there will be a cricket. This is the time when frogs begin to crow about the coming of summer.
Walking in the campus in the beginning of summer, we can not only smell the languid spring from the fallen flowers by the roadside, but also see the shadow of summer from the willow branches and the opening leaves of the parasol tree. We can enjoy the phenology and scenery of two seasons on the campus at one moment. After the beginning of summer, the temperature varies greatly and changes frequently, so at this point, BlCUer should also pay attention to timely increase or decrease of clothing and reasonable arrangement of work and rest time.
