Do foreigners also use 24 solar terms?

The twenty-four solar terms in China's traditional calendar are the unique intangible cultural heritage and the crystallization of China's farming civilization.

People in China have been observing the ever-changing phenomena in nature for a long time. By understanding the ups and downs of all things in nature, combining with the unique climate and geographical conditions in China and following the laws of nature, they gradually formed the unique 24 solar terms.

The solar terms are used to guide agriculture in China, to establish a highly harmonious way of life and work with nature, and thus to enrich the cultural and spiritual life of the traditional people in China.

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Twenty-four solar terms, namely: beginning of spring, rain, fright, vernal equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Xiaoshu, Dashu, beginning of autumn, Chushu, Bailu, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, Early Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Severe Cold.

It originated in Shang and Zhou Dynasties and was established in Qin and Han Dynasties. It is not only a supplementary calendar used by the ancient people of China to guide farming, but also a poetic presentation of China people's life style, and it is also the embodiment of China people's world outlook and outlook on life.

In 2006, "Twenty-four solar terms" was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects.

People's Network-China's Great Culture of Unity of Heaven, Earth and Man: Poems of Twenty-four Solar Terms