Liqiu is the B-th solar term among the 24 solar terms, the first solar term of autumn, and falls on August 7-9 every year in the Gregorian calendar. At this time, the handle of the Big Dipper is pointing southwest, and the arrival of the sun at B5 ° of the Yellow Meridian does not mean that the hot weather has ended. Liqiu is still in the hot season and has not yet reached the end of summer. The second solar term of autumn (Chushu) is the beginning of summer, and the weather is still very hot during early autumn.
Climate characteristics:
Liqiu marks the official beginning of the Mengqiu season, which is the third hottest solar term after Dashu and Xiaoshu. At this time, it is a node where yang gradually decreases and yin gradually grows, and the yang feeling gradually changes to yin feeling. Liqiu also means precipitation, humidity, etc., which are turning points in the dry year, approaching dryness and decreasing or decreasing; In nature, all things begin to move from flourishing growth to withering maturity.