Spring · Solar term
Clear and Bright
清明
Care for emotion as well as routine
Illustration & cultural context · 图画说明
The story inside the image
Jiangnan-inspired spring planting scene
Villagers plant a vegetable plot in gentle spring rain. The image interprets a traditional saying about planting melons and beans around Qingming. The term also connects with remembrance and spring outings; this image chooses farming. Rain is a regional scene, not a universal rule.
中文 · 为什么这样画
清明细雨里，种瓜点豆
农人在湿润菜地栽苗、点豆，柳枝和细雨表现清明前后的江南春景。这是对“清明前后，种瓜点豆”农谚的视觉解释。清明也有祭扫与踏青文化；本图选择农事角度，细雨并非各地每年都必有。
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
Care for emotion as well as routine
Remembrance or family visits can be emotionally demanding. Keep food and rest intervals, and make space for supportive company if wanted; you do not have to force a cheerful mood.
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 15°. 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 Clear and Bright. 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.