What does Jingzhe mean? Jingzhe Festival is also known as the White Tiger Opening Day.

Everyone has heard of "Qingzhe", but from the literal meaning, most people don't know what Jingzhe means, right? Next, let us learn some knowledge about Jingzhe.

What does Jingzhe mean?

1. Jingzhe. From the literal meaning, Jing means to be startled, and Zhe means to hide. During the Jingzhe period, spring thunder continues, awakening the animals hibernating in the soil.
2. Jingzhe was called "Qizhe" in ancient times. It is the third solar term among the 20 solar terms and the beginning of the Mao month in the Ganzhi calendar. Therefore, Jingzhe is also a solar term for recording the climate.
3. Jingzhe usually occurs around the first day of February every year, when the sun reaches 345° of the ecliptic longitude. The time of Jingzhe in 2017 is 17:32:40 on March 5, which is the eighth day of the second lunar month in 2017.

What are the characteristics of Jingzhe?

1. A folk proverb says: "When the spring thunder sounds, all things grow." In other words, during the Jingzhe period, thunders continue and all things come back to life. Therefore, Jingzhe marks the beginning of mid-spring and is also the day when farmers begin spring ploughing.
2. Jingzhe is the solar term when the temperature rises the fastest throughout the year. After Jingzhe, the weather becomes noticeably warmer and the rainfall increases.

3. “Hearing thunder during the Jingzhe Festival awakens hibernating insects.” At this time, you can not only hear thunder, but also the calls of various hibernating animals.