What are the solar terms in summer?

Summer solar terms include long summer, small full, busy, summer solstice, light summer and great summer.

The long summer season is listed as the seventh of the 24 solar terms every year, and the time point is between May 5 and 7 of the Gregorian calendar every year. The first solar term in summer means the official start of summer. The temperature rises obviously, thunderstorms increase, and the seeds sown in spring begin to grow. An important node for crops to enter the peak season.

Xiaoman season is the eighth of the 24 solar terms and the second in summer. The time point is between May 20th and 22nd of the Gregorian calendar every year. Xiaoman reflects the climate characteristics of heavy rainfall, and there is a saying that Xiaoman River is full. The seeds of summer grain in the north are full, but not yet mature, just small and not yet full.