The functions and meanings of the twenty-four solar terms are as follows:

1. The twenty-four solar terms more accurately reflect seasonal changes and are used to guide agricultural activities, affecting the food, clothing, housing and transportation of thousands of households. , has rich cultural connotation and has become an important part of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation.

2. The twenty-four solar terms are not only the time criterion promulgated by the governments of the past dynasties, but also the compass for guiding agricultural production. In daily life, people can predict the cold, warm, snow and rain.

3. The twenty-four solar terms more accurately reflect seasonal changes and are used to guide agricultural activities, affecting the food, clothing, housing and transportation of thousands of households.

4. The twenty-four solar terms scientifically reveal the laws of astronomical and meteorological changes.

5. The twenty-four solar terms perfectly combine astronomy, farming, phenology and folk customs, and have derived a large number of seasonal seasonal cultures related to them, becoming an important part of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation.

6. In the long farming society, the twenty-four solar terms have played an important role in guiding agricultural activities and have rich cultural connotations. Some important solar terms such as the Beginning of Spring, Winter Solstice, and Qingming also have "biting". Interesting folk customs such as "Spring" and "Outing".

7. The twenty-four solar terms still have practical value to our lives and culture.

8. For example, judging from the very popular traditional Chinese medicine health regimen, autumn starts at the beginning of autumn, close to the great heat, and is hot and humid; autumn ends with frost, close to the beginning of winter, and the climate is dry and cold.

9. Although early autumn and late autumn are in the same season, the climate is completely opposite. The seasonal diseases encountered by doctors are also completely different from the diseases that need to be prevented in traditional Chinese medicine.

10. Therefore, it is not enough to simply follow the four seasons in treating diseases and maintaining health. We must also follow the solar terms.

11. The "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" embodies the ancient civilization and wisdom of the Chinese people and has been recognized by the international community. It still has guiding significance for agricultural activities and daily life, and has become the cultural identity of the Chinese people. important carrier.

12. The "twenty-four solar terms" are the principles of agricultural production and life of the ancients, and are the essence of Chinese culture. The successful application of the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" as a World Heritage Site can arouse the enthusiasm of the people to inherit traditional culture and enhance the national pride. The "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" embody the wisdom of the Chinese people, have been recognized by the international community, and have become the spiritual source of the Chinese nation.