CCTV News: On April 20, we usher in the sixth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar - the Guyu solar term, which is also the last solar term in spring. At this time, the weather is warmer and the rainfall increases, which is conducive to the growth of spring crops.

The ancient saying says that rain produces hundreds of valleys, and the name of Grain Rain also comes from this. "Collected Explanations of the Seventy-Two Monthly Edicts" says: Since the rain, the earth paste has pulsated, and now it rains the valley in the water. "The Tian family prepares more, and try a new hoe in Guyu." At this time, all regions began to enter the busy farming season, and crops thrive.

Green Rain Solar: After the Twenty-Four Winds, Green and Fragrant Grass Long Pavilion

"After the Twenty-Four Winds, Green and Fragrant Grass Long Pavilion". The flowers in Grain Rain believe in the wind, one is peony, two is cherry blossom, and three is cherry blossom. By the Guyu solar term, the twenty-four flower trade winds that start from the Little Cold solar term will end. After that, it should be green, fat, red and thin, and green trees should be shaded.

Rongcheng, Shandong: During the Grain Rain season, hundreds of fish come ashore, fishermen sing to pray for a bumper harvest

In addition to enjoying flowers, the Grain Rain solar term, people in our country also have customs such as sacrificing the sea, picking tea, and holding Cangjie Temple Fairs. In the coastal areas of Rongcheng, Shandong, due to their unique geographical location and climate, every time during the Grain Rain solar term, deep-sea fish and shrimp will follow the law of seasonal migration and come to the offshore waters of the Yellow Sea south of Yuangu Village. Therefore, since ancient times, there has been a saying that "in the Grain Rain season, hundreds of fish go ashore."

The fishermen in the courtyard will also choose to worship the sea during the Grain Rain season, pray for peace and harvest, and express their gratitude and awe for nature. Today, the folk customs of "sacrificing the sea" of fishermen here have been included in the national intangible cultural heritage. On the 19th, Rongcheng's Fishermen's Opening and Xieyang Festival activities were held as scheduled. The fishermen wore traditional costumes, the rough fisherman's romance and unique fisherman's yangge reappeared the magnificent scene of walking on the waves and plowing the sea, and also attracted many citizens and tourists.

Anhua, Hunan: Grain Rain season, picking tea to rain, and the fragrance of tea is everywhere

The spring rain nourishes and all things grow. During the Guyu solar term, tea picking, making and drinking tea also has a long history in our country. There is a poem by the Song people: Poems describe the moon of plum blossoms, tea boils the grain rain and spring. In Anhua, Yiyang, Hunan, during the Grain Rain season, the local area has a tradition of picking tea and fighting tea.

Around the Grain Rain, the temperature rises and the rain is abundant. Tea trees experience the accumulation of long winters, and the content of the buds and leaves reaches a balance. On the tea mountain in Anhua, Hunan, people are picking leaves during the Grain Rain season to make mellow and sweet black tea.

And the battle of the raping tea is an important event during the Grain Rain season of Anhua people. At this time, the fragrance of Lecha will scatter in the streets and alleys of Anhua. There is a local slang saying: "If you eat Guyu tea, you will starve the doctor to death." It means that if you drink Guyu Lei tea, you will be healthier.

Put the washed tea leaves, rice, raw peanuts, raw sesame and other ingredients into the pottery bowl and beat them over and over again with the tea stick.

After the beating is finished, put it in the pot and add salt and stir it while cooking. The delicious and fragrant beating tea can be released. When drinking lei tea, people will pair it with homemade refreshments, including papaya, chorizo, sour radish, etc., usually nine kinds.

Yichang, Hubei: "Graining the Grain Rain" during the Grain Rain season, getting close to nature and "driving away all diseases".

In Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, Yichang, Hubei, the custom of "Graining the Grain Rain" during the Grain Rain season. In the Wuling Mountains and the Qingjiang River, people jog along the trails at a constant speed or chat at home, harmoniously integrating the ancient solar term with modern lifestyles, making them close to nature, stretching their muscles and bones, strengthening their bodies. There is a saying among the people that "walking through Grain Rain can drive away all diseases."

The origin of the name Guyu: According to legend, the origin of the name "Guyu" is also closely related to the Chinese characters that have a history of about 6,000 years. Legend has it that Cangjie, the historian of Huangdi, created words by observing natural phenomena such as birds and beasts' footprints and star trajectories, and said goodbye to the knotted rope to record events. His achievements moved God, and the "Millet Rain" dropped from heaven to commend him, which became the origin of the name of the Guyu solar term. The book "Huainanzi" in the Western Han Dynasty reads: In the past, Cangjie wrote a book, but the sky was raining.

Of course, Chinese characters cannot be created by one person. Cangjie may be a representative figure in ancient times for sorting out texts. However, from the Han Dynasty to the present, some parts of our country have the folk tradition of "Green Rain Sacrifice to Cangjie", expressing their respect for Cangjie's achievements in creating characters and the inheritance of Chinese civilization. On the morning of the 20th, in Baishui County, Weinan, Shaanxi, the local Cangjie Temple held an event to commemorate Cangjie, the "ancestor of Chinese characters".