What are the 24 solar terms in China?

The name of the twenty-four solar terms in China is:

Beginning of spring, Rain, Creeping, Vernal Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Xiaoshu, Dashu, beginning of autumn, Chushu, Bailu, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, Chufrost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Severe Cold.

Twenty-four solar terms originated in the Yellow River Basin. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, four solar terms were defined, namely, midsummer, midsummer, midsummer and midsummer. After that, it has been continuously improved and perfected. By the Qin and Han Dynasties, the 24 solar terms had been completely established.

In BC 104, taichu calendar, written by Deng Ping and others, officially designated the twenty-four solar terms as the calendar, and defined the astronomical position of the twenty-four solar terms.

Twenty-four solar terms are special festivals in the calendar to express natural rhythm changes and establish "December construction". A year is divided into four seasons, three months in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and two solar terms in each month. Each solar term has its own unique meaning. Twenty-four solar terms accurately reflect the change of natural rhythm and play an extremely important role in people's daily life. It is not only a seasonal system that guides agricultural production, but also a folk system that contains rich folk customs. The twenty-four solar terms contain a long cultural connotation and historical accumulation, and are an important part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation.