How did climate affect ancient Chinese culture?

Introduction: In fact, in ancient China, the ancients also studied climate, and the field of climate research in ancient times was also relatively extensive, but what level were they at? Let's find out.

In ancient times, the study of climate was also studied, although the level was not very high, not as wide as now, but it also had its own way of studying. We can see from some ancient words that many concepts related to the weather and qi, at this time there will be solar terms, climate gasification momentum, luck temperament, when we analyze the concept of these words, you will find that this is actually a way for the ancients to study the weather and climate.

Because the ancients believed that qi was composed of yang and yin, yin and yang were widely studied, and they were widely used in philosophy, and the concept of yin and yang first originated from the calendar and some seasonal changes, that is, climate changes. And the ancient people believed that the change of climate was due to the change of the action of yin and yang, at this time, yang energy represents the heat of the sun, and yin energy represents cold air, so there will be an interaction between yin and yang in the universe, so that the four seasons will alternate changes, which can be used to reflect the change of the four seasons of the year. And it is relatively hot in summer, so the ancients called this kind of heat as hot yang and pure yang.

And when the winter is relatively cold, the ancients called this kind of weather pure yin at this time. So Yin and Yang are mutually excessive, and Yang Qi grows in the spring, while Yin Qi grows in the autumn. When the yang energy reaches a relatively strong point, it will be the summer solstice, so there will be a reversal at this moment, and the yin energy will gradually rise, and the yang energy will fall.

When the yin energy reaches its peak is the winter solstice, at this time the season will be reversed again, at this time the yang energy will rise, the yin energy will decline, and a cycle of alternating changes will be completed, which is the 24 solar terms.

The level is still very high, and it can be seen that the current science and technology potato Zhongyin really has special advantages in development, and it is also particularly capable of several banquets, so there will be great potential for this cultivation in the future.

It belongs to the world-level level, and in ancient times, my country was particularly good at climate research, such as the creation of a geodynamic instrument.

The field of climate research in ancient China is at a medium level, and there is some room for improvement in the understanding of climate.

At a particularly high level, China's scientific development is particularly good. There are also a lot of very powerful people.

Summary. The cause of the flood has yet to be solved, taking the Yangtze River flood as an example, the reasons are as follows:

Natural factors: Large flood volume: humid climate, wide river basin, many tributaries, long flood season, large amount of water.

If the climate is abnormal, heavy rain falls in the basin, and floods from the north and south tributaries and the Sichuan River hit at the same time, the main stream of the Yangtze River is bound to have a major flood. There are not enough places for flood regulation and detention in the middle reaches, and the flood detention capacity is poor; The flood discharge capacity of the middle and lower reaches of the river is insufficient.

Human factors - due to unreasonable human activities: first, indiscriminate deforestation in the mountainous areas of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, resulting in the reduction of vegetation, resulting in: the ability of the river basin to conserve water, regulate runoff, and reduce flood peaks is reduced; Soil erosion has intensified, the riverbed has been silted, and the flood discharge capacity has been reduced.

Second, in the middle and lower reaches of the lake, the lake is enclosed for farming, and the sediment is silted, which leads to the shrinkage of the lake and weakens the function of regulating and storing flood peaks.

What was the climate like in ancient China?

The causes of floods have yet to be solved, taking the Yangtze River flood as an example, the reasons for the formation are as follows: Natural factors: The flood is large:

The climate is humid, the river basin is wide, the tributaries are many, the flood season is long, and the water volume is large. If the climate is abnormal, heavy rain falls in the basin, and floods from the north and south tributaries and the Sichuan River hit at the same time, the main stream of the Yangtze River is bound to have a major flood. There are not enough places for flood regulation and detention in the middle reaches, and the flood detention capacity is poor; The flood discharge capacity of the middle and lower reaches of the river is insufficient. The human factor – due to the irrational activities of human beings:

First, the indiscriminate deforestation in the mountainous areas of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River has reduced the vegetation, resulting in: the ability of the river basin to conserve water, regulate runoff, and reduce flood peaks has been reduced; Soil erosion has intensified, the riverbed has been silted, and the flood discharge capacity has been reduced. Second, in the middle and lower reaches of the lake, the lake is enclosed for farming, and the sediment is silted, which leads to the shrinkage of the lake and weakens the function of regulating and storing flood peaks.

I'm talking about ancient times.

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Summary. China's climate for nearly 5,000 years has four warm periods and four cold periods.

China's climate for nearly 5,000 years has four warm periods and four cold periods.

There are great flood clouds.

Although the pre-Qin classics record the flood event is brief, there is no doubt that the flood is a historical fact. Many modern general history and history textbooks are biased in classifying the flood event as purely mythical and legendal.

Around 2100-2050 B.C., global warming and glacier melting, triggered a major flood in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. According to the current archaeological data, the earliest beginning of the first phase of the Erlitou culture is around 2080 B.C., which is about the time when the legendary Xia Dynasty began to take shape, and the reason for the formation of the Xia Dynasty may be the organization and management of human and material resources caused by the great flood after the warming.

In ancient China, there were many concepts related to "qi", such as solar terms, climate, gasification, momentum, temperament, luck, etc. If we carefully analyze these concepts, we will find that qi has attributes, and there is no neutral qi without attributes in the universe.

Qi is made up of Yang and Yin. Later generations used yin and yang as a philosophical concept very widely, but tracing back to the source, the concept of yin and yang first originated only from the calendar and the change of seasons.

The ancients believed that the change in climate was due to the action of yin and yang, with yang representing heat and yin representing cold. The interaction of yin and yang in the universe and the alternating changes are reflected in the changes of the four seasons of the year.

When it is hot in summer, it belongs to pure yang; When the winter is cold, it belongs to pure yin; Yang and Yin grow and decline each other, Yang Qi increases in spring, and Yin Qi weakens.

When the yang energy reaches its peak, it is the summer solstice, which is reversed, the yin energy gradually rises, and the yang energy falls; When the yin energy reaches its peak, it is the winter solstice, and at this time, the reversal occurs again, the yang energy rises, and the yin energy falls, completing a cycle of alternating changes.

In general, paleoclimate and paleogeography and paleontological research are inseparable, because climatic conditions directly affect the changes in geography and the answer to biologically.

Evolution, including the deposition of rock formations, remains of biological (including hominin) activity, and more.

Another very important tool is the isotopic approach. The most important factor influencing isotope fractionation in nature is climate. Isotope technology is the best choice for extrapolating the past to the present.

One more thing.

In terms of paleoclimate research, the US imperialists have a lot of money, advanced technology, and a relatively local way, directly drilling in the Antarctic ice sheet several kilometers thick, and taking ice sheet sediments for research; Little Japan is surrounded by the sea, and all brains are used in the sea, and marine technology is relatively developed, so it drills on the seabed and takes seabed sediments for research; Our country has no money, and the technology is not so strong (or because of lack of money), but we have a unique thing - the Loess Plateau, which is deposited nearly 2000m thick is a perfect tool for studying paleoclimate (drilling on the Loess Plateau is much easier than in Antarctica and the seabed), which also makes our country at the leading level in paleoclimate research.