谷 雨 时 节 ✦

The English name of Guyu is"Grain Rain"（Chinese：gǔ yǔ）, in which "Gu" means grains, and "Yu" means rains. In addition, Guyu is also known as the "6th Jie qi", English called "6th solar term",  Solar term is a fixed phrase.  Jieqi is also sometimes referred to as the "solar period" because both period and term have the meaning of time.

Guyu originated from the ancient version "rain germinates all grains",  every  April 19th to 21st, the sun reaches 30 degrees in longitude is Guyu, it is the so-called "Qingming off the snow,  Guyu off the frost". When the Guyu is coming,  it means that the cold weather has basically ended, and the temperature rises faster, which is beneficial for the growth of cereal crops.

Picking tea is a custom in Guyu in the south of China.  It’s said that drinking tea in Guyu will help people clear away heat,  exorcise evil spirits and improve eyesight. So no matter what the weather is like on Guyuthis day,  people will go to pick some new tea to drink. In the north of China people eat Chinese to on as a custom in Guyu,  so we also say Chinese to on tender as silk in Guyu.