Today's beginning of spring, the beginning of the four o'clock, all things recover. Time, thus entering the realm of spring.
Everything is quietly germinating, "from now on the snow disappears and the wind softens, and the plum blossoms make the wicker new"; Everything is growing quietly, "the willow color is early and yellow, and the hydrology is new and green".
Fighting Spring Cows" Xinhua News Agency issued by Xu Jun.
In ancient times, the beginning of spring had the meaning of encouraging farmers to persuade farming, and entrusted people with good expectations for a bumper harvest of grains and a solid warehouse. Today, the beginning of spring symbolizes a new beginning and contains infinite hope. People look forward to the warm spring breeze to bring vitality to the year; Looking forward to the wind and rain of the beginning of spring, moistening the new beauty of life.
In the days when the spring river is plumbing and the grass is budding, we feel the breath of spring, write the romance of spring, and experience the deep meaning of spring.
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The term "Lichun" appeared as early as the Zhou Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago. For the Chinese, Lichun has a special meaning. This moral stretches on the scroll of history and never stops.
Prelude to spring。Standing means "beginning". The beginning of spring, the beginning of all things, everything is reborn. At this time, although the ice and snow have not melted, the new green in the soil has quietly brought the news of spring; Although the cold wind has not stopped, the sound of the wind outside the window can also be heard from the crisp cry of birds. Exactly, "there is less frost in the late year of the law, and the grass and trees in the world know when spring arrives".
In the planting greenhouse of Qingdao Pingdu, nectarines are blooming one after another.
The ancients were romantic, with "the east wind thawing, the stinging insects starting to vibrate, and the fish and the ice bearing" as the three waits for the beginning of spring. With a "poof", the east wind blew through the snow-covered hills, revealing a trace of tender green; Chirping, insects wake up from their dreams and join in the majestic spring songs; Plop plop, "near the water swimming fish burst out of the ice" ......Everything is surging secretly, and the excitement has just begun.
The original heart of the earth。The 24 solar terms are an ancient and scientific time system and life wisdom that have continued since ancient times. "At the end of the first year of spring, farming is calculated early. "For the farmers, this is the beginning of a busy year, as they figure out how much land to cultivate, how many seeds to prepare, how much fertilizer to apply, and then they have to get started.
The plan of the year lies in the spring". In China, the output of spring-sown grain accounts for about 60 percent of the whole year, and the output of spring grain such as winter wheat accounts for nearly 40 percent of the main rations. For China, a large country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, the Chinese wisdom of "when the weather is good, the quantity and the place are favorable, the effort is less and the success is more" is of great significance to securing China's rice bowl.
Figure Wu Guanzhong.
A source of inspiration. As the time enters the spring, poets, painters, and artists continue to be inspired. Artist Chen Fei said that "early and spring are very important periods", and spring is painted on paper with one stroke; "Early spring is my busiest time", landscape designer Pan Shan followed in the footsteps of spring and planted plants for the year's landscape; "Spring is full of Allegro", and the spring "Di Li Di Li" in the notes cannot be sung.
Not to mention, the spring of 5,000 years has been blooming in the ordinary lines of poetry - "The spring grass is green every year, and the kings and grandchildren will not return"; "Dive into the night with the wind, moisturize things silently"; "The spring breeze and the south bank of the green river, when will the bright moon shine on me" ......Endless spring, endless life surge and vigorous vitality.
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For Chinese, the beginning of spring is a solar term on which hope can be pinned. All kinds of food, feasts and ceremonies make this day full of vitality in the cold air.
Welcoming spring, full of hope for good weather and wind. What we love and look forward to, in the final analysis, is the hope for new life and the expectation for abundance.
Jiuhua Lichun Festival Source: Quzhou Cultural Tourism.
The ancients attached great importance to the beginning of spring, and there was a saying that "the beginning of spring is as big as a year". Officially, the Lichun sacrifice was a major "official" activity at the beginning of the year in ancient China. According to the "Book of Rites", as early as the Zhou Dynasty, every time there was "the beginning of spring", Zhou Tianzi personally led the ministers, princes, and scholars to hold a spring ceremony in the eastern suburbs. In the poem "The Beginning of Spring", "the spring dawn is oblique at the end, and the Han officials are waiting for the morning glow", it shows the lively festival scene of the court sacrifice in the spring of the Song Dynasty. Today, many places still hold a grand "Risun Festival" on the day of the beginning of spring.
In the folk, people dance while ploughing, and integrate the hope of a good harvest into the lively folk custom of "beating spring cattle". "Spring cow spring cane, infinite spring breeze to the sea. "The clay spring ox is broken, which means to remove the inertia of the cattle, pray for a bumper harvest of grains, and announce the beginning of a busy spring ploughing year.
Spring cakes Source: CCTV News.
Biting the spring, germinating the ambition of "Pepsi can be done". On the day of the beginning of spring, people use their taste buds to feel the long "taste of spring". What I eat is "umami", "green taste", and it is nostalgia and cultural taste.
In the Ming Dynasty's "Records of the Middle", it is said: "At the beginning of spring, there is no noble and cheap chewing radish, and it is said to bite spring." "Bite spring, take the meaning of "bite the grass roots, then Pepsi can be done". A simple word "bite" has buried in people's hearts the tenacity to endure hardships and withstand wind and rain.
Gradually feel that the east wind is steep and cold, and Artemisia annua yellow leeks try the spring plate". In addition to biting and eating raw radish, some places also have customs such as eating spring cakes, stir-frying vegetables, eating "spring vegetables", and cooking spring tea.
At the beginning of spring, schools of barracuda often appear on the beach of Qingdao.
In Qingdao, "Kailingsuo" occupies the "food C position" in the beginning of spring. At the beginning of the melting of ice and snow, the first batch of wild barracuda caught with ice, whether steamed or boiled, eating this first bite of "freshness" is like chewing the first ray of spring between the lips and teeth.
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The beginning of spring should be determined, and people must be diligent in the early spring. The vitality of spring has spurred fighting spirit and enthusiasm, and everyone is actively "warming up" and accelerating into the "spring".
Ready to go, conserve the "hard work" of spring grass to break the ground。In the warm spring season, you might as well gaze at life from a warm perspective. There is no winter that is insurmountable, and there is not a spring that will not come. The four seasons of life, although there are often setbacks, but after a difficult dormant period, it will eventually wait for the willows to bloom. Spring is always born in the embrace of winter, just as success comes from struggle.
In Jimo, Qingdao, drones help spring ploughing (data map) Photo by Zhao Jianpeng.
At the beginning of spring, the "grass back to sprout" is indispensable, and we who have been ready to go in the cold winter are full of strength at this time. Organize your mind, so that you can get a moment of maintenance and repair, "if the heart stops the water and then go on the road", to meet greater challenges in peace; Set goals, prepare to start the next journey in a long life, step by step, to achieve the "gathering sand into a tower" of life, and usher in the grand prosperity of life.
Strengthen the original intention and practice the "tenacity" of spring breeze and rain。"Don't forget the original intention, you have to always", only by sticking to your own heart and initial belief can you achieve your wishes. Look up at the starry sky to chase your dreams, and rejuvenate the country in a down-to-earth manner.
The beginning of spring is the time to gaze at dreams. Only when a person has a dream in his heart and a thought in his heart will he have the strength to keep moving forward, the courage to keep fighting and forging ahead, the confidence to gallop endlessly, and the courage to move forward.
Morning Dawn Tea Picking Photo by Yu Shengxian.
Down-to-earth, give full play to the "drilling strength" of spring bamboo rooting。The beginning of spring is the settlement of the plan and the starting point of action. On paper, I finally feel shallow, and I never know that I have to do it. We must not only have the momentum of "how many times can we fight in life", but also have the "drill energy" of hard work and struggle.
Live up to the spring and work hard. Lichun constructs an inspiring picture with vigorous hope, which uses every new branch, every budding flower, and every spring bamboo shoot that breaks the ground, reminding people that "the spring of the year is the first, and everything is done first". As Su Shi said, "Spring is diligent, autumn is thick." Trees grow nestled in the forest, and the stars shine brightly in the Milky Way. Let the sweat engrave the earth, and time will bloom brilliantly.
The grass and trees are sprawling, and the spring mountains can be seen. Only by growing can we live up to the winter storage; Only by struggling can we live up to the spring. To open up, to pursue, let us use diligence and hard work, into the promising "spring".
*: Qingdao publicity.
Editor: Fang Qi.