If you understand the twelve hours, you will understand the life of the Chinese

       

In ancient times, the ancients divided the day into 12 hours, each hour is full of the wisdom of the ancients on the time, place, and personnel, guiding future generations to live every moment of the present.

Since the Han Dynasty, the ancients have given each hour a beautiful name, Midnight, Rooster Crow, Pingdan...... It sounds like a mouthful.

In the middle of the night, it was the first hour of the twelve, when the night was deep, and thousands of families had already fallen asleep.

But more than a thousand years ago, Zhang Ji, who was off the list, couldn't sleep, and the bell of Hanshan Temple rang, crashing into his heart and knocking out the eternal verses that transcended time and space: Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the bell rang to the passenger ship in the middle of the night.

If you don't have Zhang Ji's poetry, it's better to go to bed early. The middle of the night is the time of the day when it is extremely cloudy, so it is advisable to fall asleep and maintain your body. "When you are asleep, you don't show dark circles under your eyes", if you fall asleep before your child, your mind will be fresh and your complexion will be ruddy after waking up in the morning.

Wang Anshi wrote in "Ascending Feilai Peak": "Fly to the mountain to find the tower, hear that the rooster cries to see the sun rise", when the rooster crows, the sky gradually brightens from darkness, everything begins to become clear from dusk, the dawn first appears, and the rooster crows endlessly.

When the liver meridian is ugly, the "Yellow Emperor's Neijing" contains: "When people lie down, the blood returns to the liver", at this time, the liver should be asleep to nourish the liver, so that the liver and blood can be renewed, and the blood can be successfully detoxified and hidden. If you don't fall asleep when you're ugly, your face will be gray, your mood will be sluggish and impetuous, and you'll be prone to liver disease.

Pingdan, which is now called the time of dawn. The sun is above the horizon, the sky is just bright, everything is beginning to move, and after surviving the darkest night, finally ushered in light and hope.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "when you sleep deeply, your face is red and full of energy", and the lung meridian is the most prosperous at this time, and the more you sleep, the better, so as to ensure the equal distribution of qi and blood. People who sleep well will have a ruddy and shiny complexion, and their spirits will be very full.

At sunrise, the sun rises in the east, the sun shines on the earth, and everything is full of life. The ancients were "made at sunrise", and the ancient imperial court also began to work at this time to check the number of people, called "Dianmao".

At this time, it is advisable to get up in clothes, drink a glass of warm boiled water after getting up, clear the stomach, detoxify, and start a good day.

When the ancients "went to eat", that is, the time to eat breakfast. According to legend, it is also the time when the dragons in ancient mythology marched in the rain.

"Eat breakfast at the time of the hour, nourishing the body", eating breakfast during this time is the easiest to digest and the best to absorb. It is advisable to eat a mild and stomach-nourishing breakfast, such as gruel, eggs, milk, etc., and avoid hot and dry food.

Near noon, it is called "Suminaka", and people enter the day's work in high spirits. The ancients believed that the snake was hidden in the grass at this time, so it was also called "Si Shi".

When the spleen is in order, the spleen is the main transport, and the food eaten in the morning begins to be digested at this time. At this time, it is advisable to move the body to promote blood circulation, help digestion of the stomach and intestines, and avoid sedentary life.

The sun has reached the middle of the heavens, and the sun is at its most intense, when the yang energy reaches its limit.

In ancient times, noon was the time for market transactions, "the middle of the day is the market, to the people of the world, gather the goods of the world, trade and retreat, each has its own place", and there is a saying that "three o'clock at noon asks for cuts".

At noon, the heart sutra is ordered, "a short break at noon, calm the nerves and nourish the spirit", and you can take a short nap at noon, which helps to nourish the heart and make the afternoon to evening full of energy.

The sun is also known as the sunset, the sundial, the sun has passed the middle of the sky and deviated to the west, people wake up from the chaos of the afternoon nap, and devote themselves to the afternoon work with full energy.

When the small intestine is ordered, "it is not clear from time to time, and drinking water can reduce fire", at this time, it is advisable to drink more water and tea, which is conducive to the detoxification of the small intestine and the reduction of fire.

The ancients only ate two meals a day, and the "晡時" was the time to eat the second meal. Monkeys like to cry at this time, which is for "Shen Shi".

Shen Shi bladder through the order, "Shen Shi Jin liquid is sufficient, nourishing yin and body comfort", at this time it is advisable to exercise, which helps the circulation of fluid in the body.

More than 1,000 years ago, Du Fu would also take a walk at this time, and he wrote in "Xu Bu": "The whole step is green, and the barren court is longing."

As the sun goes in and the sun sets, the ancients stopped working at this time and went home to rest.

The ancients believed that the most beautiful way of life is to "work at sunrise, rest at sunrise, be free between heaven and earth, and be contented."

During the unitary time, the kidney passes through the order, and the kidney enters the stage of storing essence in the unitary time. "When the kidneys are retained, Nahua is pure", at this time it is advisable to relax and avoid drinking a lot of water and strenuous exercise.

At dusk, the sunset sinks, everything is hazy, and the sky and the earth are dusk. This is the most beautiful time of the day, young men and women often have trysts at this time, the ancient poem: "The moon is on the willow tops, and people are about after dusk."

At this time, it is advisable to keep a comfortable mood, read books, listen to music, and practice Tai Chi......

It is the last hour of the twelve hours, and there is a verse in "Peacock Flying Southeast" that "after the dying dusk, the lonely man sets the beginning". By this time, it was late at night, and people had stopped their activities and were resting and sleeping.

At this time, it is advisable to sleep, so that the body and soul are immersed in a warm sleep, and the hundred pulses can get the best rest, which is very beneficial to the body and beauty.

There is a moment of life,

In the endless hours,

It is our ancestors who guide us:

Move with the sky, and do it in a favorable place,

In this way, we can melt people into heaven and earth, reconcile yin and yang,

Live every moment.

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