Beginning of winter Tang Libai: It is lazy to write new poems with a frozen pen, but it is warm to drink in a cold stove. Drunk to see the ink flowers and the moon white, suddenly suspected that the snow was full of Qiancun.

Translation:

On that day in beginning of winter, the weather was very cold, and the ink and pen were frozen. I was just too lazy to write new poems. The wine on the stove is always warm. Zuiyan looked at the ink stain pattern on the inkstone under the moon, and thought it was heavy snow falling all over the mountain village.

I. Background and Significance of beginning of winter

Beginning of winter is the19th solar term among the 24 solar terms, which usually appears on1October 7th or 8th in the Gregorian calendar. In China, the beginning of winter marks the turning point of the season, which means that autumn has ended and the cold winter has officially entered.

During this period, the direct point of the sun in the northern hemisphere gradually moved southward, the angle of sunlight became smaller, and the weather became colder. Beginning of winter also marks that people have begun to take a series of measures to welcome the winter, such as increasing clothing and warm-keeping products, and adjusting the diet structure to adapt to the cold climate.

Second, the author introduces.

Li Bai was a famous romantic poet in Tang Dynasty. His works are full of lofty sentiments and enthusiastic praise for nature. Beginning of winter is a short poem by Li Bai, which expresses the meaning of beginning of winter in concise and profound language.

Li Bai's simple words outline the scene of the coming winter in late autumn. Through this concise and powerful description, he grasped the impermanence of the passage of time and the change of seasons, and showed the magnificence of nature and people's awe of nature.

Third, beginning of winter and cultural tradition.

Beginning of winter plays an important role in the traditional culture of China. The ancient farming society was dominated by agriculture, and during this period, fallow and winter ploughing preparations began. Farmers should collect everything, store food and prepare for winter. Therefore, beginning of winter is regarded as an important solar term, and people usually hold sacrificial activities on this day to pray for a bumper harvest and peace in the coming year.

At the same time, beginning of winter is also an important dividing point of the four-season regimen theory. According to the traditional medical theory, beginning of winter is the best time for tonic health care, and people will adjust their diet and living habits according to the health care principles of traditional Chinese medicine, so as to increase their physique and resist the cold. Beginning of winter is also associated with the winter solstice, which is a traditional festival in China. The winter solstice is one of the important festivals in the China lunar calendar. People will hold celebrations and taste traditional foods, such as glutinous rice balls, to pray for warmth and reunion.