Tell me about your understanding of Chunjian Plumbing Duck Prophet

Ducks live in water, so they are the first to know about changes in water temperature.

"Evening View of the Spring River in Huichong" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty

Three or two branches of peach blossoms outside the bamboo,

A duck prophet of the warmth of the spring river.

The ground is covered with wilting wormwood and short reed buds.

It is the time when the puffer fish is about to come.

In early spring, the weather in most parts of my country is still relatively cold, with the average temperature around 10°C. In this kind of weather, there are small groups of ducks swimming in the cold water by the ponds and streams.

Seeing such a scene, people always say that the cold weather is about to pass, the temperature begins to gradually rise, and the water temperature in rivers and streams will also warm up. The Northern Song Dynasty poet Su Shi's "Evening Scene on the Spring River in Huichong" outlines this beautiful scene of early spring and the changing characteristics of nature's solar terms in this season with "three or two branches of peach blossoms outside the bamboo, ducks predict the warmth of the spring river".

Many readers have this question: Why is there a "Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet"? Why do ducks feel no chill when they play in cold water?

It turns out that ducks are covered with thick feathers. The feathers store air in them and play a good insulation role. This is why the duck down jackets and duck quilts we wear in winter make us feel warm. In addition, there is a thick layer of fat under the duck's skin, which can also prevent the dissipation of heat in the body and the invasion of cold. According to relevant scientific data, ducks are cold-resistant animals and are not afraid of cold temperatures below 10°C.

When the river water has just thawed in spring and the chill has not yet disappeared, the temperature begins to rise. Ducks keenly feel the changes in water temperature and can’t wait to dive into the water to swim. This phenomenon was carefully observed by the poet, and he refined the famous sentence "The Duck Prophet of the Warm Water in the Spring River".