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袅袅凉风起
白居易 · 早秋曲江感怀
袅袅凉风起
白居易 · 早秋曲江感怀
退红
The massed clouds of summer drift apart;
a curling, gentle coolness starts to rise.
— Bai Juyi (Tang), “Early Autumn Feelings at Qujiang”
三候
THREE PENTADS古人将一个节气分为三候,每候五日,以物候记录天地的细微变化。
I
一候 鹰乃祭鸟
First pentad — Hawks lay out their catch like offerings
II
二候 天地始肃
Second pentad — Heaven and earth turn stern and clear
III
三候 禾乃登
Third pentad — Grain is brought to harvest
节气色谱
SEASONAL PALETTE取一色为主,佐以三色,皆出自中国传统色谱。
退红#D9A8A0
tuìhóng · Fading Red
稻禾黄#D3B66E
dàohéhuáng · Rice Stalk Gold
秋水碧#8FB7AD
qiūshuǐbì · Autumn Water Jade
云峰白#EFF2EF
yúnfēngbái · Cloud Peak White
风物
CUSTOMS放河灯——中元前后放灯于水,照亮幽冥来路与归途。
Floating river lanterns around the Ghost Festival to light the way for departed souls.
开渔节——沿海休渔结束,千帆竞发,庆贺出海。
Fishing season reopens on the coast — a festival of a thousand sails.