What are the 24 solar terms and what are the details of each solar term?

"Twenty-four solar terms" is based on the astronomical phenomena in the Yellow River basin and the time series changes of precipitation and phenology, which divides the trajectory of the sun's annual movement into 24 equal parts, and each equal part is a "solar term".

The 24 solar terms in China are: beginning of spring, Rain, Creeping, Spring Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Long Summer, Xiaoman, Mango, Summer Solstice, Little Summer, Big Summer, beginning of autumn, Xia Lu, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, First Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Severe Cold. Each solar term has its own emphasis. Here are some examples that emphasize solar terms.

Qingming Festival

In Tomb-Sweeping Day, we also call it Youth Day, Ancestor Day, etc. Therefore, Tomb-Sweeping Day's main activity that day was the pastor. On this day, vagrants who go out will return to their hometown to visit their dead relatives to express their thoughts. Then go on an outing to a tourist destination with mountains and water. The family is close to nature and enjoys the joy of family reunion.

Cold Dew

The cold dew begins, and the weather turns cold slowly, which is a good day for autumn harvest. Some crops in Northeast China, such as rice, soybeans and peanuts, have matured, and farmers have begun to cut rice and soybean, which is very lively. In addition, it is also a good time to climb the mountain. The weather turned from hot to cold, and the organizations of relatives and friends climbed the mountain and looked far away.

Minor Snow

"Light Snow" solar terms China has the custom of making bacon. With the arrival of light snow, the temperature dropped sharply, and many farmers began to make sausages and bacon, so they could have a big New Year's Eve dinner. In addition, the "light snow" solar term is in the countryside. Because of the weather, the farm work outside was temporarily rested, and women began to do manual work, textile, embroidery and so on.