Monday, March 9th, 2026, the 21st day of the first lunar month

Today's Energy Guide

Today's hexagram:Xun is the wind（䷸）

The Book of Changesitemfifty-sevenThe hexagram states that the upper and lower winds follow each other, penetrating every inch.

The hexagram reveals that although the wind is gentle, it can penetrate mountains and rocks; Although the wind is gentle, it can add fuel to the fire.Xun GuaDepicting the natural laws of softness and penetration. The essence lies inThe word "softness" is not a sign of weakness, but a higher level of wisdom: in the workplace, it is better to relieve pressure than to guide it; In the family, commands are not as effective as influence; In social interactions, debate is better than silence. The true power does not lie in how strong it is, but in whether it can be like the wind - invisible but everywhere. Learning to follow the trend and overcome strength with softness is a lifelong practice for everyone.

The softest in the world, the strongest in the world.

——Tao Te Chingtoday in history

Mr. Cai Xitao and young scientific and technological personnelone thousand nine hundred and eighty-one

year

threemoonnineOn the day, a renowned botanist in ChinaCai XitaoPassed away. He was the first person to conduct a comprehensive plant survey in Yunnan, the founder of two plant research institutions in Yunnan, the founder of Yunnan's tobacco and rubber industries, a pioneer in plant specimen collection in China, and a pioneer in ChinaPlant Resource ScienceThe founder. be honored asThe father of tropical plants.Cai Xitao collected plant specimens throughout his lifeten

Over 10000 species have been successfully introducedtobacco、Three leaf rubbercoffeeavocadocoffeeWaiting for economic crops, developingcoffeeDragon's Blood ResinMeidenmuBy waiting for drugs, we have laid a solid foundation for Yunnan's plant resources and biodiversity conservation, and achieved a number of important results closely related to the national economy and people's livelihood. In addition, he established China's first tropical botanical garden (Chinese Academy of Sciences)coffeeXishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden）Yunnan Institute of Agriculture, Forestry and Botany (Chinese Academy of Sciences)Kunming Institute of BotanyPredecessor), establishedKunming Botanical Garden The leadership established inDa MenglongThe first tropical forest biogeographic community positioning research station in China; forIntroduction and domestication of plantsArtificial plant communityThe father of tropical plants.coffeeThe research on artificial plant communities has done a lot of pioneering work, laying the foundation for the study of artificial plant communities in China.coffee人工植物群落等的研究做了大量开拓性工作，奠定了中国人工植物实验群落学的根基。