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What is the last solar term and the first solar term in 24 solar terms?

Among the 24 solar terms, the first one is beginning of spring, and the last one is Great Cold.

The current "twenty-four solar terms" are divided by "constant gas method", that is, each solar term corresponds to a certain position that the earth reaches every time it runs 15 on the ecliptic; The method of "fixing qi" divides the sun's annual movement track into 24 equal parts, each equal part is 15, and each equal part is a solar term, which starts from beginning of spring and ends with severe cold.

Twenty-four solar terms are not only the time criterion promulgated by successive governments, but also the compass to guide agricultural production and to predict cold, warm, snow and rainy days in people's daily life. In the field of international meteorology, the 24 solar terms are known as "the fifth invention of China". 2016165438+1October 30th, 24 solar terms was officially listed in UNESCO? List of representative works of human intangible cultural heritage.