What are the characteristics of the four seasons?

Spring refers to the period from beginning of spring to long summer in China lunar calendar, that is, January, February and March of the lunar calendar, including six solar terms: beginning of spring, Rain, Surprise, Equinox, Qingming and Grain Rain. Its climate is characterized by warmth and humidity.

Summer refers to the period from Long Summer to beginning of autumn, that is, April, May and June of the lunar calendar, including Long Summer, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Slight Summer and Great Summer. The climate in summer is characterized by heat, which is a steaming season.

Autumn refers to the period from beginning of autumn to beginning of winter, that is, July, August and September of the lunar calendar, including six solar terms: beginning of autumn, Summer, Bailu, Equinox, Cold Dew and First Frost. The climate in autumn is mainly dry, and people often describe it as crisp and windy and dry.

Winter, from beginning of winter in the lunar calendar to beginning of spring in the following year, includes six solar terms, namely beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice, slight cold and severe cold, namely 10,1and 12 in the lunar calendar. The climate in winter is mainly cold.

The appearance of the four seasons is due to the angle of the earth's revolution and rotation, which leads to the direct sunlight on the earth, not at a fixed point, but according to the cycle from the tropic of cancer to the tropic of Capricorn, resulting in four seasons in a year.

Generally speaking, in the four seasons of a year, spring refers to the period from beginning of spring to long summer, and long summer refers to the three months of February and March in the first month of the lunar calendar. During this period, everything grows and prospers.