Today's summer solstice

《 the summer solstice 》summer solstice

Song dynasty Fan Chengda

Li he bowed his waist to wish you , Zong silk is tied to the arm to help Lei .

Competing with local customs , The old man plays with his children at leisure .

translation ： The adults hung Li He around their waists to honor their ancestors , Zong silk tied on the arm for health . Festive objects compete with customs , The old man looked kindly at the children fighting at the sacrifice site .

the summer solstice (Summer Solstice) In a year 6 month 21 Japan -6 month 22 The day comes , At this time, the direct point of the sun is at the highest point in the northern hemisphere . The northern hemisphere has the longest daytime in a year , The sunshine duration in southern China can reach 14 Hours . After the summer solstice , The direct point of the sun gradually moves southward .

“Summer Solstice” comes on June 21 to June 22 each year when the sun altitude arrive the highest in north. This day has the longest day time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the sunshine in many cities in south China may last fourteen hours per day.After this day, the spot of the direct sunlight gradually moves southward.“

Although the summer solstice has the longest day , But it's not the hottest ` One day . According to ancient Chinese books , The hot season is divided into three stages . About from the summer solstice , At the end of autumn . The temperature is rising day by day , And reach the highest temperature from mid July to mid August , Some cities in China can even reach 40 Centigrade .

Although, this day has the longest daylight, it’s not the hottest. As traditional Chinese books described, there are three periods of the hot season. It starts around “Summer Solstice” and ends around “Autumn Begins”. The temperature rises day by day and the hottest days come around mid-July to mid-August, where temperatures of some cities in China reach 40 degree Celsius.

In some provinces , Summer solstice has the custom of eating cold noodles . According to the old customs in Beijing , Every summer solstice , People will eat cold noodles to stimulate their appetite , At the same time, there is no need to worry about diarrhea .

In some provinces, there is the tradition of eating cold noodles on this day. According to old customs in Beijing, when it comes to “Summer Solstice”, people can eat cold noodles to stimulate the appetite and at the same time don’t need to worry about having diarrhea.