Monday, January 5th, 2026, the 17th day of the eleventh lunar month. Today is Xiaohan

《Ode to the Twenty FourthQi Shi・Xiaohan December Festival How to translate

Tang·Yuan Zhen

Xiao Han connects with Da Lv, while Huan Que builds a new nest.

Picking up food and searching for river bends, carrying purple around the treetops.

Frost eagle near the northern tip, pheasant hiding in the thicket.

Don't blame Yan Ningqie, it's the first month of spring and winter.

During the Xiaohan season, the weather is cold but has not yet reached its peak. The temperature in the north drops sharply, and there is often freezing weather，South begins to enter“Wet and cold” Stage. Geese perceive the sprouting of yang energy and begin to return north, magpies build nests to prepare for reproduction, and pheasants call out for mating.People are active in the cold wind“Preparation year”The scent of the year quietly permeates. Although Xiaohan is cold, it harbors a turning point for the hidden growth of yang energy. It reminds people to gather strength in the harsh cold of dusk and wait for the sprouting of the new year.

Today's Energy Guide

Today's hexagram:Lei Huofeng（䷍）

The Book of ChangesThefifty-fiveHexagrams, thunder and lightning strike upwards and fire depart downwards, all thunder and lightning strike, bright and trembling.

Hexagram revelation: The Feng hexagram symbolizes a grand, full, and successful state of prosperity, but also hides hidden meaningsThe hidden worry of 'decline from prosperity to prosperity and difficulty in maintaining prosperity' has the connotation of being prepared for danger in times of peace. This hexagram reveals not only the rules for achieving success, but also the ultimate wisdom on how to control success and prevent its backlash. Inspiration: Reaching the pinnacle requires a combination of wisdom and action; Guarding the peak requires greater vigilance and moral character.

holdBut it's not as good as it already is; Sharp and sharp, cannot be sustained for a long time.

——The Tao Te Ching

today in historyXu Xiake's Travel Route Map

one thousand five hundred and eighty-seven

yearonemoonfiveIn the Ming Dynasty, a famous geographer, traveler, and writerXu XiakebirthHe has been obsessed with geographical classics since childhood,twenty-twoStarted long-distance travel at the age of,thirty-fourThroughout the years, my footprints have covered the present daytwenty-oneEach province, autonomous region, and municipality adheres to the principle of "exploring the unknown beyond the reach of experts", mainly by hiking to investigate mountains, rivers, landforms, hydrology, climate, etc., leaving behindsixtyTen thousand wordsCombining scientific and literary elementsThe Travels of Xu Xiake.Xu Xiake's Travels

withRecord the results of field investigations in diary format, scientifically describe the characteristics of Danxia landform and karst landform, and correct themThe traditional belief that the Minjiang River is the main source of the Yangtze River proposes that the Jinsha River is the source of the Yangtze River. Its investigation method is rigorous, focusing on data measurement and phenomenon analysis, and is known as the "world's earliest limestone geomorphologist". British scholar Joseph Needham called its records "similar totwentyThe handwriting of century field surveyors.世纪野外勘测家手笔”。