How many solar terms are there in the lunar calendar?

China has 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar.

The solar terms reflecting the changes of the four seasons are: beginning of spring, Spring Equinox, Long Summer, Summer Solstice, beginning of autumn, Autumn Equinox, beginning of winter and Winter Solstice. (beginning of spring, Changsha, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter are called "Li Si", which means the beginning of the four seasons. ) There are five solar terms reflecting temperature changes: Little Summer, General Administration, Early Summer, Slight Cold and Great Cold.

There are seven solar terms reflecting weather phenomena: rain, Grain Rain, white dew, cold dew, first frost, light snow and heavy snow. There are four solar terms reflecting phenological phenomena: Jing Zhe, Qing Ming, Xiaoman and Mang Zi.