Chapter 855 Twenty-Four Solar Terms
On the big screen in the back, a promotional video is introducing the twenty-four solar terms of China in spoken words.
Li Yi pointed to the scene in the promotional video and explained to the camera: “The twenty-four solar terms are the product of Chinese farming civilization and play an extremely important role in my country’s traditional farming society.
It is closely related to astrological culture such as the Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches and Bagua. The ancient Chinese ancestors determined their years according to the changing of stars in the era of observing the signs and telling time.
The movement of stars refers to the most important star in the northern hemisphere, which is the Big Dipper.
Huainanzi Tianwen Xun written in the early Western Han Dynasty says: The Tianwei Jianyuan often starts with Yin.
This refers to the rotation direction of the handle of the Big Dipper when the stars change. The Yin position is due east by north, which is also the Gen position in the Bagua the day after tomorrow.
The Chinese ancestors set the time when the handle of the Big Dipper points to the Yin position as the starting point, and set the time for the Big Dipper to rotate once clockwise as one year.
The handle of the bucket points to the twelve stars in turn, which is the twelfth month. At the end of the year, it points to the Chou square, and the first month returns to the Yin position. From this, the end and the beginning begin again, and everything is renewed.
Also during the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered people to use the method of pole shadow measurement, that is, using a stick to measure the shadow of the sun, and defined the day with the longest shadow and the shortest day as the winter solstice, as the twenty-four solar terms. The starting point of the 24 solar terms was introduced into the Taichu Calendar.
In the Taichu Calendar, the dates between the winter solstice and the next winter solstice are equally divided into twelve equal parts, which are called Zhongqi.
The time between adjacent middle periods is divided into equal parts, which are called solar terms, and the twenty-four solar terms appear.
It is a knowledge system formed by the ancient Chinese ancestors who followed the farming season, observed the movement of celestial bodies, and understood the changing laws of time, climate, phenology and other aspects of life.
It also scientifically reveals the laws of astronomical and meteorological changes, cleverly combines astronomy, agriculture, phenology and folk customs, and derives a large number of seasonal seasonal cultures related to it.
It is precisely because of the scientific summary of the laws of nature by the Chinese ancestors that China’s developed farming culture was born. Spring growth and summer growth, autumn harvest and winter storage have nurtured generations of Chinese people and created a bright and glorious Chinese civilization.
The Chinese ancestors were very good at discovering ingredients from nature to enrich their dining tables.
With the arrival of each solar term, different ingredients in nature will mature and be made into delicious dishes to satisfy the appetites of the Chinese people..."
While Li Yi was explaining the twenty-four solar terms, the diners in front of the booth were also watching the introductory video on the big screen and were amazed.
This is an astronomical calendar invented by the Chinese more than 2,000 years ago, and more than 2,000 years ago, many countries were still in barbaric times.
In the CCTV live broadcast room, the audience was filled with emotion as they listened to the introduction.
“This is the first time I know the origin of the twenty-four solar terms. Did it exist in the Western Han Dynasty?”
“That’s awesome. The wisdom of the ancients is really beyond the comprehension of modern people.”
“This is Chinese stargazing! After it spread to the West from the Silk Road, it started the Age of Discovery!”
“Ashamed, it turns out that I haven’t learned our own culture well. I only know that we eat dumplings during the Winter Solstice…”
Bringing the camera back to the dining table, Li Yi pointed to the dishes on the dining table and introduced to the camera: "Our Chinese team here uses a total of four dining tables, representing the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each season has six dishes, representing the six solar terms. .
This dining table is a spring dining table, with six solar terms: Beginning of Spring, Rain, Jingzhe, Vernal Equinox, Qingming, and Grain Rain.
The first solar term is the beginning of spring, which means the beginning of spring. It means the beginning of spring. It means the beginning of spring.
Since ancient times, Chinese people have had the custom of biting the spring on the day of the beginning of spring.
The so-called "biting spring" means eating spring dishes, spring pancakes, radish and other lettuce.
Spring pan is the predecessor of spring roll. Like spring pancake, it is made of flour into thin pancakes and then rolled into vegetables.
So the dishes we prepare for the Beginning of Spring are fried spring rolls stuffed with shredded radish and vermicelli, and spring pancakes with vegetables.
For the spring cakes, we made stir-fried vegetables, shredded potatoes, shredded pork with Beijing sauce, crispy fried chili shreds, vegetarian stir-fried three shredded vegetables, and mixed shredded radish, which can be eaten together. "
The cameraman focused his lens on the dishes on the dining table and took a close-up.
The colorful side dishes made the audience salivate through the camera.
The diners at the scene have already begun to taste the food at the chef's invitation.
Following this, a wave of exclamation and admiration spread. Seeing the diners full of surprise and praise after eating, the audience in the live broadcast room was almost moved to tears.
“Damn! This is torturing me!”
“Ahhhhhhhh! I really want to eat spring rolls!”
“I’m going to choke to death on my saliva. It’s a pity that there’s no spring pancake seller in my house. I’m going to cry to death!”
“It’s no exaggeration! I can eat twenty rolls of these spring cakes!”
“These fried spring rolls are amazing! My family also fried them during the Chinese New Year. I could eat seven or eight of them while sitting around the pot!”
Not only were the audience ravenous, but even the reporters in front of the camera were swallowing their saliva and their stomachs were pounding.
Had it not been for her professionalism, she would have stepped forward to queue up to get spring rolls like the previous diners.
Li Yi saw the longing look in her eyes and smiled, then stepped forward and took a small plate, filled it with a fried spring roll, a spring pancake rolled with stir-fried vegetables, and handed it to her.
“Huh? Thank you!”
The reporter was stunned for a moment, and then received it in his hand in surprise.
“Try our craftsmanship.”
Li Yi winked at her, and then directed the camera to the second solar term.
“Rain is the second solar term in spring.”
There is a casserole on the rainwater level, and there is an introduction card in front. Li Yi pointed to the card and explained: "In the middle of the first month, the sky generates water, and the beginning of spring belongs to wood. However, what produces wood must be water, so the beginning of spring will be followed by rain."
The beginning of spring is the beginning of spring, but the temperature will not rise above 0℃ in most areas of the country until after the rain.
There are three phases of rain: the first phase is when otters sacrifice fish, the second phase is when swan geese return, and the third phase is when vegetation sprouts.
The return of swan geese is easy to understand. After the weather warms up, it is normal for geese from the south to return to the north.
The sprouting of vegetation is also a change in nature after the temperature rises.
Spring rain is as precious as oil. After the rain, the earth's Yang Qi rises, and the grass and trees begin to sprout buds.
As for otters sacrificing fish, many people may have never heard of it.
The so-called otter sacrifices fish means that after the rain, the ice on the water surface melts, and the otters can start fishing.
Otters like to bite fish to death and place them on the shore, arranging them in order, like a sacrifice. That's why there is a legend about otters sacrificing fish.
Otters are blessed with good food, fish from the river, chickens that lay eggs, and the meat is the most delicious.
Chaihe fish is also called overwintering fish. After a winter's dormancy, the fish remains motionless underwater, purifying the five internal organs, decomposing the body surface, and storing nutrients, so the meat is particularly fresh and tender.
Among the river fish, the most famous is the river carp from the meandering section of the Yellow River.
As the saying goes, carp from the river is better than ginseng. In ancient times, the carp from the Yellow River were tributes, and only the royal family was eligible to enjoy them.
We have no river carp to eat this season, but we raised a batch of carp two months ago using low-temperature breeding technology.
After being raised at low temperature, the fat content in the body of this batch of carp has been reduced, the meat has become firmer, and there is no earthy smell.
These braised carp belly are made from this batch of carp. "
Li Yi said, took a step forward and opened the lid of the casserole on the rainwater level.
Suddenly, a fresh aroma accompanied by steam floated up from the casserole and spread.
In an instant, all the diners around him looked over, stretching their necks and sniffing with surprise on their faces.
“What kind of dish is this? It’s so delicious!”
(End of this chapter)