In which month of the Gregorian calendar does Mangzhong fall?
Mangzhong falls in June of the Gregorian calendar;Mangzhong generally occurs around June 6th, when the sun reaches 75 degrees of the ecliptic. The "Mang" in "Mangzhong" refers to the harvest of plants with bristles, such as wheat and rice; the "Zhong" in "Mangzhong" refers to the time for sowing crops like millet and sorghum. According to "The Collection of Explanations on the Seven-Twenty Seasons": "In the fifth month, it means that the grains with bristles can be harvested and planted." This indicates that the seeds of crops with bristles, such as wheat and barley, have already matured, and there is an urgent need to harvest them. At the same time, late millet, milo, and other summer crops are also at their busiest planting period, hence it is called "Mangzhong".
After Mangzhong, the southeast monsoon rain belt in South China stabilizes, making it the period with the most precipitation of the year. The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River gradually enter the plum rain season, with many rainy days, heavy rainfall, less sunshine, and sometimes accompanied by low temperatures. The Song Dynasty poet Fan Chengda wrote in his poem "After Mangzhong, Heavy Rains Bring Sudden Cold": "The plum rains pour down from nine rivers, and all ditches flow into the sea. The wet fields in Wu are hard, and every year farmers wear cotton coats to plant seedlings in the cold." This depicts a scene of continuous rain, overflowing rivers and ditches, and farmers working in the cold, wearing cotton coats to plant seedlings.
What is the meaning of the Mangzhong solar term?
"Mang" refers to the harvest of plants with bristles, such as wheat; "Zhong" refers to the planting time of crops like millet and sorghum; the word "Mangzhong" is a homophone, indicating that all crops are busy planting. According to "The Collection of Explanations on the Seven-Twenty Seasons": "In the fifth month, it means that the grains with bristles can be harvested and planted."Mangzhong means that the seeds of crops with bristles, such as wheat and barley, have already matured, and there is an urgent need to harvest them. The late millet, milo, and other summer crops are also at their busiest planting period, hence it is called "Mangzhong". "Striving for days in spring, striving for time in summer," the "striving for time" refers to the busy period of harvesting and planting during this season. People often say that the three major busy seasons of summer refer to the busy work of summer harvest, summer planting, and summer management of spring-planted crops. At this time, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China will enter the rainy plum season.
There are many proverbs related to Mangzhong in rural areas, such as: "After Mangzhong, the wheat field is full, and people of all ages work day and night." "If Mangzhong is windy north, the green seedlings will dry up." "If you don't plant in Mangzhong, it will be useless to plant again." "Planting sweet potatoes in May makes big tubers, while planting in June results in only roots." These proverbs fully demonstrate the busyness and urgency of crop planting, "striving for days in spring, striving for time in summer".
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