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What are the 24 solar terms?

The twenty-four solar terms: spring, rain, hibernation, spring equinox, Qingming, grain rain, summer, small full, mango, summer solstice, small summer, summer, autumn, summer heat, white dew, autumn equinox, cold dew, frost, winter, snow, snow, winter solstice, small cold, cold.

The twenty-four solar terms represent the meaning of:

1, Lichun: Lichun is the beginning of the meaning, Lichun is the beginning of spring.

2, rain: the beginning of rainfall, rainfall gradually increased.

3, hibernation: hibernation is the meaning of hiding. Hibernation refers to the first stirring of spring thunder, which awakens animals hibernating in the earth.

4. Spring Equinox: Equinox means equal division. The spring equinox indicates the equal division of day and night.

5. Qingming: the weather is clear and the grass is lush.

6, Grain Rain: Rain produces all kinds of grains. With sufficient and timely rain, cereal crops can thrive.

7. Lixia: the beginning of summer.

8, Xiaoman: wheat and other summer crops are beginning to be full of seeds.

9, Mangseed: wheat and other awned crops ripen.

10, summer solstice: the arrival of the hot summer.

11, Xiaoshu: summer means hot. Xiaosummer is when the climate starts to get hot.

12, Dazhong: the hottest time of the year.

13, Autumn: the beginning of autumn.

14, the first heat: the place is the termination, hiding meaning. Heatstroke means the end of the hot summer days.

15, white dew: the weather turns cooler, the dew condenses and becomes white.

16. Autumn Equinox: the equal division of day and night.

17, cold dew: dew to cold, will be frozen.

18, frost: the weather is getting cold, the beginning of frost.

19, winter: the beginning of winter.

20, Snow: the beginning of snow.

21, heavy snow: snowfall increases and snow may accumulate on the ground.

22, Winter Solstice: the arrival of the cold winter.

23, Little Cold: the climate starts to get cold.

24, big cold: the coldest time of the year.