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Twenty-four solar terms
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The Twenty-Four Solar Terms｜Frost's Descent: The clear frost arrives at night, turning the old Chinese parasol leaves red.
Today marks "Frost's Descent," one of the 24 solar terms. Frost's Descent is the beginning of the frost season in the year. The Tang dynasty poet Bai Juyi wrote...
The 24 Solar Terms: Cold Dew - The autumn chrysanthemums display their beauty, as the dew captures their elegance.
Today is the sixth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar, marking the occasion of Cold Dew, one of the 24 solar terms.
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms｜Autumn Equinox: On this day, the autumn is clear and the waters are pure; in the mountains, the wild persimmons turn red overnight.
At the spring and autumn equinox, day and night are evenly balanced. Today marks the autumn equinox, the fourth solar term of autumn.This year, the summer heat ...
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms: White Dew—As the cool autumn wind blows on White Dew nights, the geese fly south in formation.
Today marks the White Dew, one of the twenty-four solar terms. In some regions, temperatures remain relatively high; however, there is a saying: "On the night o...
Seasonal Changes of the 24 Solar Terms | End of Heat: The oppressive summer clouds disperse, and a gentle cool breeze rises.
“The drifting summer clouds disperse, a gentle cool breeze rises.” This line is from a poem by Bai Juyi from the Tang Dynasty; “A slight breeze under the fan, r...
Twenty-four solar terms｜Beginning of Autumn: The sky turns away from summer, and the melons are picked from the garden
Today is the beginning of autumn. The poem "The Beginning of Autumn" written by Liu Yanshi of the Tang Dynasty includes: "This is the morning to ...
The 24 Solar Terms | Summer Solstice: Enjoying Lotuses by the Waterside, and Living in the Mountains
Today is the summer solstice. The summer solstice is one of the twenty-four solar terms. In ancient times, it was also one of the folk festivals "Four Seas...
Scenery of the 24 Solar Terms | Grain Full: White egrets fly over the vast paddy fields, orioles sing in the shady summer trees
"Egrets fly over the desert paddy fields, and orioles sing over the overcast summer trees." This is a poem written by Wang Wei, a poet from the Tang D...
Twenty-four solar terms: Beginning of Summer | New beans are coming, loquats are ripening
Today is the Beginning of Summer, the first solar term of summer. The "Collection of Explanations of the 72 Solar Terms in the Lunar Calendar" states ...
Scenery 24 Solar Terms · Grain Rain｜Yellow Rain Season in Jiangnan, Enjoy Peonies and Spring Tea
Grain Rain is the last solar term of spring and the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River among the 24 solar terms in a year. The customs of the Guyu sea...