Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Words describing the 24 solar terms

Words describing the 24 solar terms

Words describing the 24 solar terms are:

Beginning of spring, Jingzhe, Qingming, Changxia, Mangzhong, Xiaoshu, beginning of autumn, Bailu, Hanlu, beginning of winter, Snow, Slight Cold, Rain, Vernal Equinox, Grain Rain, Xiaoman, Summer Solstice, Dashu, Early Summer, Autumn Equinox, Early Frost, Light Snow, Winter Solstice and Great Cold.

Twenty-four solar terms are the unique cultural heritage of China traditional culture, which is divided according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic. The sun starts from the vernal equinox, and every forward 15 degrees is a solar term; Going around the vernal equinox is a tropical year, which is 360 degrees, so it is divided into 24 solar terms. Because the sun moves unevenly on the ecliptic every day, it moves faster in winter and slower in summer, the ancients created the method of "fixing the qi" to specify the specific days of solar terms.