论梅雨的气候特征、社会影响和文化意义

On the Climatic Characteristics,Social Impact and Literary Implication of Plum Rains

梅雨出现在长江中下游、淮河流域到钱塘江流域的初夏,自古就是一种重要的气候现象,早在西晋文献中就有了关于梅雨的记载,唐代以后更加丰富,反映了古代对梅雨气候特征的感性认识。与春雨、秋雨等相比,梅雨的社会影响范围更广,受关注度更高。梅雨对人们生活的影响有积极的一面,也有不利的一面。古代文学作品多描写梅雨的迷蒙满空之美,"梅子黄时雨"等成为经典的文学语境。梅雨也是常见的情感意象,用于抒写缠绵伤感的情怀。

Plum rains, appear in the early summer along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Huai River and Qiantang river basin, which have an important climatic phenomenon since ancient times. Recording of plum rains was first found in literatures of the Western Jin Dynasty and more since Tang Dynasty, which indicates people＇ s perceptual knowledge about their climatic characteris- tics. Compared with rains in Spring and Autumn, the sphere of their social impact is more wider. Accordingly, more attention has been paid to them. Plum rains bring both advantages and disadvantages to people＇ s life. The description of their misty beauty were the focus in ancient literatures. Representative expressions like “when plums turn yellow, it rains” have become classic literature context. And plum rains have also been regarded as a common emotional image to describe lingering and sentimental feelings.