9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

From 21:00 to 23:00. At this time, it is the night when the people are quiet, so it is also called rending. The time of Hai is also called yanye. Wang Shifu's "Romance of the West Chamber" says, "who is the one who brings you yanye into the family, it's not a thief." According to the natural law of the sun, the change of sky color, and their daily production activities and living habits, the ancient people summed up and created the twelve hour. It is not only a great contribution of the Chinese nation to human astronomy and calendar, but also one of China's splendid cultural treasures.

pronunciation

hàishí

origin

The ancient Chinese divided a day into twelve hours, each equal to two hours today. It is said that the ancients named each hour according to the time of animals in the Chinese zodiac.

Twelve hour system. It was used in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In Han Dynasty, it was named as midnight, Jiming, Pingdan, sunrise, Shishi, Yuzhong, rizhong, Riyi, Bushi, riru, dusk and rending. It is also represented by twelve Earthly Branches, with midnight 23:00 to 1:00 as the sub time, 1:00 to 3:00 as the Chou time, and 3:00 to 5:00 as the Yin time.

explain

[Hai Shi] rending, also known as dinghun, etc. At this time, the night has been deep, people have stopped activities, rest and sleep. People must be quiet. Deep in the night, the pig was sleeping.