Spring · Solar term
Beginning of Spring
立春
Restart gradually
Illustration & cultural context · 图画说明
The story inside the image
Regional early-spring field preparation
A farmer prepares the soil while buds and early blossom suggest renewal. Beginning of Spring marks a traditional seasonal transition, not a nationwide planting date. This scene represents preparation in a milder locality; the crops are still young.
中文 · 为什么这样画
春耕从准备土地开始
早春农人牵牛翻土，柳芽与早花提示生机渐起。立春是传统春季的开端，并不代表全国都已适合播种；画面选择较温和地区的备耕场景，田里仍是幼嫩绿苗。
An editorial interpretation of regional farming, traditional phenology, or local custom. This is a generated illustration, not a documentary photograph or a forecast for every place.
Daily seasonal care · 春 · 生
Support emergence without exhausting yourself
This term’s practical focus · Editorial application
Restart gradually
If you have been less active, restart with familiar manageable movement. Keep a regular waking time and move bedtime with it; spring is not a reason to reduce needed sleep.
Classical reasoning. The spring chapter connects emerging life with rising early, unhurried walking, and a generous rather than punitive disposition. Its instruction to retire later belongs to a historical seasonal framework; it is not a reason to shorten needed sleep.
Sleep & rhythm
Keep a dependable waking time and enough sleep. If earlier mornings suit your day, move bedtime with them rather than cutting rest.
Movement & recovery
Resume familiar walking or mobility gradually after an inactive period. Begin below your old training level and leave room for recovery.
Food & fluids
Keep regular, varied meals: a familiar grain or staple, vegetables, and a protein source. Spring does not require a sour-food cure, a fast, or a cleanse.
Mind & emotions
Give one manageable task a beginning. Make room for conversation and gentle activity rather than turning renewal into pressure.
Contemporary daily-care applications, not a prescription unique to this solar term. Adjust to actual conditions and any existing care plan.
Read the complete seasonal guide →01 · Nature & astronomy
A turning point in the year.
This term corresponds to an apparent solar ecliptic longitude of 315°. It is one of the six traditional terms associated with spring. The illustration explores a seasonal cultural scene; it does not determine the astronomical date. Calendar day labels are available for 1901–2099 in UTC+8; exact local transition times are not displayed.
02 · Classical reading
Begin with the season.
春三月，此谓发陈。
Editorial translation: “The three months of spring are called the opening of the new.”
This is a passage about the broader season, not a prescription specific to Beginning of Spring. Read our short four-season guide for the main ideas, and adapt daily care to your actual conditions.
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Connect this season with yang qi, dampness and digestion, food, and tool suitability. A calendar label alone does not establish a pattern or justify a treatment.