英文版二十四节气

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