3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
From 15:00 to 17:00, it is also called "feeding time" and "daily feeding". For example, in Du Fu's Xu Bu, there is a sentence that "the desolate court wants to feed the day". 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.
Pinyin
：【shēnshí】
brief introduction
In ancient China, a day was divided into 12 hours, each equivalent 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 Branches, with 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.
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Feeding time, also known as day shop, night food, etc. (15:00 to 17:00). Monkeys like to crow at this time.
Chinese PinYin : Shen Shi
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
