Season of China- Grain Rain
Grain Rain (GuYu), the sixth solar term in spring, marks the end of the season. At this time, the sun’s […]
Grain Rain (GuYu), the sixth solar term in spring, marks the end of the season. At this time, the sun’s […]
Qingming, meaning “clear and bright,” also known as the Tomb-Sweeping Day or the Pure Brightness Festival, falls between April 4th […]
The Spring Equinox, occurring when the Sun reaches 0 degrees celestial longitude and directly shines over the Earth’s equator, is […]
“Awakening of Insects” (Jing Zhe) is the third solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar, typically falling on March 5th […]
Rain Water, the second solar term of the twenty-four solar terms, marks the transition from winter to spring, occurring annually […]
“Lichun” or the Beginning of the Spring, the first of the 24 Chinese solar terms. It marks the start of […]
Great Cold , the final term in the 24 solar terms, falls between January 20th and 21st each year when […]
” Minor Cold” or “Xiaohan,” the 23rd solar term among the 24 Chinese solar terms, is the 5th term in […]
“Winter Solstice” is the 22nd solar term among the 24 Chinese Solar terms and one of the earliest established in China. Over 2500 years ago in the Chunqiu Period (approximately 770 to 481 BCE), ancient observers determined the timing of the Winter Solstice using sundials, placing it between December 22nd and 23rd when the sun’s celestial longitude reaches 270°.
“Major Snow”(DaXue), the 21st solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar, marks the official onset of mid-winter, usually falling around November 22nd or 23rd when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 255 degrees.