theTwenty-fourSolarTermsinChinatheOriginTwenty-fourSolarTermsreferstotheseasonandclimate,whichisacalendarthatmadetoguidchineseancientagriculture.AstheeastAsiantraditionallunarcalendarisalunisolarcalendar,thatis,it'sdevelopedaccordingtotheruningandoperationofsunormoon,soitcannotfullyreflectthecircleofsun,butchinaisanagriculturalsocietyandwehvtostrictlyknowthecircumstanceaboutthesunoperation,farmingiscompletelycarriedoutaccordingtothesun,soourancientancestorsaddedaseparatecalendartoreflectthesuncycleTwenty-fourSolarTerms,whichisusedforthecriteriaofdeterminingtheintercalary.Inotherwords,24solartermsrpurelysolarcalendar,anditwasnotdevelopedaccordingtothelunarcalendar.Chinesefolkpracticelunisolar,adding24solarterms,soit'sverycompicated.Ifwelookatthesolarcalendarwith24solartermsandleavealonethelunisolar,it'sveryclearandsimple.二十四节气歌春雨惊春清谷天,夏满芒夏暑相连,秋处露秋寒霜降,冬雪雪冬小大寒。上半年是六廿一,下半年来八廿三,每月两节日期定,最多不差一二天。(立)春雨(水)惊(蛰)春(分)清(明)谷(雨)天,(立)夏(小)满芒(种)夏(至)(小)暑(大)暑相连,(立)秋处(署)(白)露秋(分)寒(露)霜降,(立)冬(小)雪(大)雪冬(至)小(寒)大寒。Feb.3,4or5TheBeginningofSpringisthefirstoneoftwenty-foursolarterms.itusuallybeginsonFebruary3-5everyyear,anditmeansspringiscomingup,fromthisdayon,thedaysgetlongerandtheweathergetswarmer.Inaddition,fromthisdaytosummer,weusuallycallthisperiodthespring.besides,it'salsoanimportanttraditionalfestivalinchina---onbehalfofthebeginningofthenewyear.sothebeginningofspringisalsoknownasplayingchun,thereexiststhepopularcustomofweavingSpringCattleandeatingspringrollsandcakesonthatday,soithasanothersayingofbitingspring.RainwaterFeb18,19or20Rainwaterranksthesecondoftwenty-foursolarterms,anditusuallycomesbetwenFeb18,19or20,fromnowon,therainfallisincreasingmoreandmore,andiceandsnowbecometomelt,besidethetemperatureisalsorisingupatthispoint.Inancientandoldtimes,chinesefolkhavethetraditionalcustomthatmarrieddaughtershouldgohometovisitherparentsandgivehermothersomeredsilkandstewpotmeat.theWakingofInsectsThewakingofInsectsisthethirdoneoftwenty-foursolarterms,thissolartermarisesonMar.5,6or7,thereisanoldsayingaboutitgoeslikethis:Godmakescrashofthundertowakeandarousetheanimalsthathideandsolitudeinthesoilandearthonthatday.soitsmeaningsuggeststhattheinsectsthathidinginthesoilarescaredtorunawaybcozofthunder.atthispointtheweathergrowswarmerandwarmer,andalsospringthunderscometoemerge,fromthisdayon,mostareasinchinawillturnintospringseason.theSpringEquinoxMar.20,21or22theSpringEquinoxranksthefouthofthetwenty-foursolarterm,itusuallybeginsonMar.20,21or22everyyear,andthelengthofdayandnightisalm-ostequalonthatday,peoplewilldotheeggtestandtastesomespringvegetables,fromthatdayon,asforclimate,therearemoreobviousfeatures,mostregionsandareasexceptTibetPlateau,northeast,northwestandnorthernregionsofNorthChinahaveenteredthebeautifulspring,inthevastland,willowisgrowinggreen,birdsareflying,grassisgrowingfast,wheatisjointingandrapepotpourri.besides,drought,dust,latespring,coldrainhappenalot,timelyirrigationandsowingofcrops.PureBrightnessApr.4,5or6PureBrightnessisanimportanttraditionalfestivalinchina,peoplecantakepartinsomeactivities,forexample,goouting,sweepthegraves,dosomeworships,goswingandflykitesonthatday.peasantsandfarmerwillbebusytheirwork.GrainRainApr.19,20,or21GrainRainranksthe6thofallsolarterms,ittakeplacesonApr.19,20,or21,duringthisperiod,therainfallisincreasingmoreandthecerealcropsgrowfast.theBeginningofSummerMay.5,6or7theBeginningofSummeristhe7thsolarterm,itMarksthearrivalofsummer,fromthedayon,theweaterwillbehoterandhoter.therainfallissharplyincreasing.LesserFullnessofGrainMay.20,21or22LesserFullnessofGrainusuallycomesduringMay.20,21or22,itranksthe8thofallsolarterms,atthistime,allsummercropsinthenorthofChinawillgraduallycomeoutplumpgrain,ricebegantogrowear,wecanseefullfruitageonrice,whileinthesouthfarmerswillentertheseasonofharvestandsowing.GraininBeardJun.5,6or7duringthisperiod,thewheathasbeenripe,peasantsshouldbringinthewheatassoonaspossible,afterfinishingtheharvestofwheat,theyhavetosowtherice.YangtzeRiverregioninChinawillentertherainyseason.theSummerSolsticeJun.21or22theSummerSolsticeFestivalisalsoanimportantfeativalintheancientsocietyofchina,ithasthesimilarmeaningtoDragonboatfestival,Sinceancienttimes,thereisanimportantcustomofeatingnoodlesinmanyplacesonthatdaybecausethenewwheathasbeenonstageduringthesummerSolstice,besides,thetemperatureisincreasingsharplyinashorttime.LesserHeatJul.6,7or8alittlehot,butnotveryhot.itmeansthebeginningofthehotweather,butnotthehottest,TherainyseasonwillcometoanendinHuaiheRiverValley,Midsummeriscomingup,thetemperaturewillrise,anditwillenterthedroughtperiod;whileinthenorthandnortheastregionstherainyseasonwillcomeup,tropicalcycloneactivityfrequentlyhappens,tropicalcyclonesinChinabegintoincrease.thesouthshouldnotethedrought,thenorthshouldnotetheflood,Thecropshaveenteredthestagetothrive,farmersneedtostrengthenfieldmanagement.,GreaterHeatJul.22,23or24GreaterHeatIsthehottestperiodoftheyear,thetemperatureisthehighest,thecropsgrowthefastest,thedrought,floods,stormsfrequentlyhappen,thepeasantsarebusywiththeharvestofcrops.theBeginningofAut