Spring · Solar term
Spring Equinox
春分
Balance the workload
Illustration & cultural context · 图画说明
The story inside the image
Regional spring sowing; astronomical equinox
Hand-sowing, furrows, swallows, and spring flowers tell a planting story. The equinox is an astronomical turning point, with day and night approximately balanced. Planting and returning birds are regional seasonal illustrations, not the definition of the equinox.
中文 · 为什么这样画
春分，用播种连接光照与生长
画面以撒种、整齐垄沟、燕子和春花表现春耕。春分的核心是太阳运行中的分点，昼夜长度大致接近；播种与燕归是选取的春季农事、物候场景，不是春分天文定义，也不是全国统一农期。
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
Balance the workload
Review whether activity and recovery fit together. Protect a workable sleep opportunity and a regular meal rather than using “balance” as a promise to correct a medical condition.
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 0°. 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 Spring Equinox. 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.