Rhetoric of the 24 solar terms in a year:

The plum blossoms are particularly beautiful at the beginning of spring, and the red apricot blossoms are in bloom after rain; thunder is heard in the reed forest, and butterflies dance among the flowers at the spring equinox.

The strings of kites flying during the Qingming Festival are broken, and the tender tea leaves of Grain Rain are emerald; the mulberry fruits of Beginning of Summer are like cherries, and Xiaoman is raising silkworms and farming.

The jade seedlings planted with mangosteen are placed in front of the garden, and the rice flowers are as white as white on the summer solstice; the mild summer breeze makes the early beans ripe, and the red lotus flowers are enjoyed by the pond in the great summer.

The cicadas at the beginning of autumn are lulling people to sleep, the sunflowers are smiling in the summer heat, the white dew swallows are returning and the wild geese are coming, and the garden is filled with the fragrance of cinnamon and osmanthus at the autumnal equinox.

The field of cold dew vegetable seedlings is green, the frost has fallen and reed flowers are floating all over the sky; the beginning of winter brings good news and brings three blessings, and light snowflakes fly.

The heavy snow and cold plum blossoms are blowing in the wind, and the auspicious snow on the winter solstice heralds a good harvest; the wanderers in the minor cold return home homesick, and they celebrate reunion at the end of the year in the severe cold.

Classification of solar terms

The solar terms that reflect the changes in the four seasons include the beginning of spring, the vernal equinox, the beginning of summer, the summer solstice, the beginning of autumn, the autumnal equinox, the beginning of winter, and the winter solstice. Among them, the beginning of spring, the beginning of summer, the beginning of autumn, and the beginning of winter are all called Sili, which means the beginning of the four seasons.

There are five solar terms that reflect temperature changes: minor heat, major heat, extreme heat, minor cold, and major cold.

There are seven solar terms that reflect weather phenomena: rain, grain rain, white dew, cold dew, frost, light snow, and heavy snow.

There are four solar terms that reflect phenological phenomena: Jingzhe, Qingming, Xiaoman, and Eawn.