The poems of the solar terms in the summer are as follows: before the summer solstice, Mai Xiuqing is full of red grass; The distant border floats early, and the flowers are cool and fragrant at the beginning of the wide stream; Dancing low in the heart of the willow building, singing at the bottom of the peach blossom fan, etc.

1. It's hot in summer

It's hot in summer, the sun is shining and the temperature is rising gradually. Ancient literati often express their feelings about summer in the form of poems, describing the scenery of nature and people's living conditions, such as "before the summer solstice, Mai Xiuqing is full of red grass." (Don Tu Mu), these poems show the splendor and enthusiasm of summer.

2. Pastoral scenery

The summer solar term is also a farming season, and the farmland is busy. Poets express their yearning for a bumper harvest and a better life by depicting pastoral scenery, such as "the distant border floats with the sound of the early rain, and the flowers are cool at the beginning of the wide stream." (Song Wang Anshi) These poems express people's love and yearning for farming life.

3. Lotus blooms

The summer solar term is the season when lotus blooms, and a green leaf and pink flowers appear on the water surface of the lotus pond. Poets like to create poems with lotus as the theme, and describe the beauty and elegance of lotus in poetic language, such as "dancing low in the heart of the willow building and singing at the bottom of the peach blossom fan." (Song Yan Shu) These poems show the graceful and pure beauty of the lotus.

4. Cool summer vacation

Although the Summer Festival is the beginning of summer, people are beginning to feel the heat of summer, so it is people's pursuit to find a cool summer vacation place. Some scenic spots and summer resorts have become the theme of literati's tendency. They take self-cultivation and enjoy the coolness of nature as their pleasure, such as "white sand embankment in the shade of green poplar, why avoid the warm time when sleeping in the daytime?" (Don Du Mu) These poems express people's yearning and pursuit for a cool summer vacation.

5. Summer food

In summer, all kinds of food have also become people's pursuit. Fruits, cold dishes and cold drinks in summer have become the best choice for people to relieve summer heat. The ancients often used food as a starting point to express their experience of the summer heat, such as "Heaven wants to come, the mountains want to be poor, and the south sends a bosom friend." (Don Wang Zhihuan) These poems show the richness and delicacy of food in the summer.

The solar term in the summer is the beginning of summer. The ancients expressed their enthusiasm for summer, yearning for farming life, praise for lotus flowers, pursuit of cool summer, and enjoyment of delicious food during the summer. These poems not only show the artistic talent of ancient literati, but also let us better feel the beauty of the summer solar terms.