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The Western Zhou Dynasty used 1 and 12 hours. The ancients divided a day and night into twelve periods, and each period was called an hour. In the Han Dynasty, it was named Midnight, Crow, Pingdan, Sunrise, Food Time, Horn, Japan-China, Sundial, Sunset, Dusk and Man's Decision. Also represented by the twelve earthly branches, they are named Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Shu and Hai.
2, people decide, it is the last hour of twelve o'clock, "Peacock flies southeast" has a poem "After dying dusk, lonely people will decide to start". At this time, the night was already deep, and people stopped their activities and rested and fell asleep.
It is appropriate to sleep at this time, so that the body and soul are immersed in warm sleep and the pulse gets the best rest, which is very beneficial to the body and beauty.
3. Time 19:00-2 1:00
Dusk, also known as sunset, sunset glow, dusk, etc. The sun went down, and it got dark before it got dark. The world is dark and everything is hazy, so it is called dusk. Qu Yuan was the first to use "dusk". In Li Sao, he wrote: "Once upon a time, you and I sincerely said that at dusk, we would change the road to the middle of the road." Dusk is a quiet time. You can read or do anything you like quietly and enjoy the last comfort of the day.
At this time, "burn the lamp, soak your feet in hot soup, reduce fire and eliminate dampness, and Leng Cha gargles to cleanse the poison of a day's diet. Sitting silently, reading during the day is pride, and then look, don't read more, hurt your eyes, and don't think too much. " At night, hot water soaks feet, which reduces internal heat and discharges moisture. Leng Cha gargled and washed away the residue and poisonous fire left by a day's diet. You should be quiet at night and read books, but not for a long time.
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