1 a.m. to 3 a.m.
1 a.m. to 3 a.m.
Ugly, also known as Jiming, wild chicken. The second hour of 12:00 is from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. Such as "the book of songs · Ru RI Ji Ming": "Ru RI Ji Ming, Shi RI Ni Dan." In ancient times, the crow of a rooster rose, and when the heaven was not clear, the dynasty began. At this time, the cattle eat the grass and are ready to rest.
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.
brief introduction
In ancient China, a day was divided into twelve hours, each of which is equal to two hours today. It is said that the ancient Chinese people named each hour according to the time of animals in the Chinese zodiac.
The twelve hour system 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 Zishi, 1:00 to 3:00 as the Chou Shi, and 3:00 to 5:00 as the Yinshi.
Tracing back to the source
The word "Chou Shi" can be traced back at least to the northern and Southern Dynasties. Written in the beginning of the 6th century AD, it is recorded in the annals of astronomy of the Southern Qi Dynasty: "on the 15th day, the eclipse began in the northeast and ended at the end of the Zishi period. When it came to ugliness, the color returned."
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