How much do you know about solar terms culture?

Twenty-four solar terms refer to beginning of spring, rain, sting, vernal equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Xiaoshu, beginning of autumn, Chushu, Bailu, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, First Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Severe Cold.

Solar terms culture

Twenty-four solar terms are a supplementary calendar for guiding agriculture obtained by the working people in ancient China through observing meteorological and environmental changes, and are the wisdom and crystallization of the working people.

Twenty-four solar terms not only guide farmers' farming in daily life, but also are closely related to our life, which contains rich folk customs and systems.

According to documents, the names of solar terms such as midsummer, midsummer, midsummer and winter solstice appeared in the Central Plains of China as early as the Shang Dynasty, and developed to eight names in the Zhou Dynasty.