Since China was an agricultural society in ancient times, agriculture needed a strict understanding of the sun's operation, and farming was carried out entirely according to the sun. Therefore, "Twenty-four solar terms" reflecting the sun's operation cycle separately were added to the calendar as the criteria for determining leap months.
China's orthodox 24 solar terms are based on Henan. The lunar calendar in China is a combination of yin and yang, which is based on the sun and the moon's movement, so adding 24 solar terms can better reflect the cycle of the sun's movement.
24 solar terms are: beginning of spring, Rain, Sting, Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, long summer and Xiaoman? , Miscanthus, Summer Solstice, Slight Summer, Great Summer, beginning of autumn, Chushu, Bailu, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, first frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Great Cold.
20 16 1 1 30th, China's "Twenty-four solar terms" was officially listed in UNESCO's representative list of human intangible cultural heritage.
Solar terms refer to twenty-four seasons and climates, which is a supplementary calendar established in ancient China to guide farming, and is the crystallization of the long-term experience and wisdom of the working people of the Chinese nation.
Since China was an agricultural society in ancient times, agriculture needed a strict understanding of the sun's operation, and farming was carried out entirely according to the sun. Therefore, "Twenty-four solar terms" reflecting the sun's operation cycle separately were added to the calendar as the criteria for determining leap months.
China's orthodox 24 solar terms are based on Henan. The lunar calendar in China is a combination of yin and yang, which is based on the sun and the moon's movement, so adding 24 solar terms can better reflect the cycle of the sun's movement.
24 solar terms are: beginning of spring, Rain, Sting, Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, long summer and Xiaoman? , Miscanthus, Summer Solstice, Slight Summer, Great Summer, beginning of autumn, Chushu, Bailu, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, first frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Great Cold.
20 16 1 1 30th, China's "Twenty-four solar terms" was officially listed in UNESCO's representative list of human intangible cultural heritage.