The beginning of autumn is also divided into \"public autumn\" and \"female autumn\"”

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News from Da Xiao News App, August 8th (Reporter: Yi Wenping) “First, the scorching heat of the dog days comes to an end; then, the beginning of autumn arrives.” ”At 3:13 a.m. Beijing time today, the 24 solar terms season of \"Liqiu\" arrived, and citizens who had been complaining constantly about the heat finally have something to look forward to. After the beginning of autumn, the heat gradually subsides, and those days when one sweats as soon as they move a little will slowly disappear. Yet it’s not worth getting too excited yet, as there is still the \"autumn tiger\". As the saying goes, “If early autumn arrives, it’s chilly; if late autumn arrives, it’s unbearably hot.” So, will this year see early autumn or late autumn? Is it a “male autumn” or a “female autumn”? Let’s listen to what the astronomy and meteorology experts have to say. “\"Early autumn\" and \"late autumn\" are not closely related to temperature. When it comes to \"early Start of Autumn\" and \"late Start of Autumn\", some believe it refers to the timing of the Start of Autumn date, while others think it refers to the time of day when the Start of Autumn occurs. If we consider the date of the Beginning of Autumn, the ancients did not use the solar calendar but only the lunar calendar; the Beginning of Autumn falls in the sixth month of the lunar calendar for early autumn, and in the seventh month for late autumn, with a difference of up to one month at times. The beginning of autumn usually falls around the turn of the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar; therefore, some people use the temperature conditions in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to determine whether autumn has arrived. If early autumn arrives in June, then all the days of July will fall after that time, and it is likely to be cooler ； And if late autumn begins in July, then only about half of July falls after the start of autumn; the earlier part of the month is still during the hot period, so how can it not be hot? Therefore, if there is any truth to the saying that \"early Start of Autumn brings a chilly breeze, while late Start of Autumn brings heat that can kill cows,\" it should be reflected here. Meteorology expert Teacher Wu Shugong explained, “There are many folk beliefs regarding early Start of Autumn. Generally, early Start of Autumn refers to the time of day – it means that Start of Autumn occurs between 0 and 12 o’clock, while late Start of Autumn occurs between 12 and 24 o’clock. This year, Start of Autumn occurred at 3:13 on the 8th, which falls under the category of early Start of Autumn.” ”It is said that if the Start of Autumn comes early, the weather will be cool, while if it comes late, it will be hot for some time. This year, according to this pattern, the Start of Autumn is coming early, so it should be cool. “The main factors affecting weather include atmospheric circulation, solar radiation, the characteristics of the underlying surface, and human activities. There is no scientific basis for the claim that the timing of the Start of Autumn influences whether the weather will be cold or warm; therefore, those who think that since it is an early Start of Autumn, the weather will become cool soon should not be too optimistic. ”Wu Shugong said. “The distinction between \"male autumn\" and \"female autumn\" is something one can only hear about. Regarding the beginning of autumn, there is also this distinction between \"male autumn\" and \"female autumn\", with the saying that \"male autumn is cool while female autumn is hot\". How do male and female autumn animals differ? One theory is the \"day-and-night theory,\" according to which the beginning of autumn during the day is called \"public autumn,\" while it is called \"female autumn\" when it occurs at night. The \"Great Dictionary of Chinese Dialects\" uses the terms \"gongqiu\" and \"muzhou\" to indicate that when the Start of Autumn falls during the day, it is called gongqiu, while if it falls at night, it is called muzhou. Another theory is the \"odd-even day theory,\" which states that \"odd-numbered days correspond to male autumn, while even-numbered days correspond to female autumn.\" Regardless of which perspective is taken, this year’s Start of Autumn is the “Mother Autumn”. Wu Shugong explained that if \"public Qiu\" refers to the onset of autumn during the day and \"private Qiu\" refers to its onset at night, then early this morning fell within the nighttime period, so it corresponds to \"private Qiu\". “The problem is that when early Start of Autumn brings freezing cold, while late Start of Autumn results in scorching heat, the saying that an early Start of Autumn implies cool weather and a late one implies hot weather is somewhat contradictory. Therefore, the key point is that these solar terms belong to the Gregorian calendar and have nothing to do with the lunar calendar; the timing of these events is a matter of the calendar system. Whether Start of Autumn falls on August 7th or 8th, whether it occurs at night or during the day, the sun is always at 135 degrees of celestial longitude – this has nothing to do with the lunar calendar, and climate conditions cannot be determined based on calendar phenomena. ” Wu Shugong emphasized that folk culture and scientific principles should not be mixed together. When discussing the solar terms, it is important to note that they belong to the solar calendar and are used to indicate the climate changes throughout the four seasons of the year. The lunar calendar, on the other hand, is a lunisolar calendar; it uses the method of intercalary months to keep it roughly in sync with the solar calendar’s twenty-four solar terms.