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Information about the twenty-four solar terms Knowledge about the twenty-four solar terms

1, the twenty-four solar terms are: winter solstice, small cold, big cold, spring, rain, hibernation, spring equinox, Qingming, grain rain, summer, small full, mango seeding, summer solstice, small summer, summer heat, autumn, heat, white dew, the autumn equinox, cold dew, frost, winter, light snow, heavy snow.

2. The 24 solar terms are divided according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic (i.e., the earth's orbit around the sun).

3, depending on the sun from the equinox (zero degrees of yellow longitude, at this moment the sun shines vertically on the equator), every 15 degrees forward for a festival; running a week and back to the equinox, for a regression year, together with 360 degrees, and therefore is divided into 24 festivals precipitation phenomenon, indicating that the time and intensity of rainfall and snowfall.

4, White Dew, cold dew, frost on the surface of the three seasons to reflect the water vapor condensation, condensation phenomenon, but essentially reflects the gradual decline in temperature and the degree of the process: the temperature drops to a certain level, the water vapor condensation phenomenon; temperature continues to fall, not only condensation, and more and more cool; when the temperature drops to below freezing degrees Celsius, the water vapor condensation for frost.

5, twenty-four seasons is unique to the calendar used by our Chinese nation, reflecting the annual movement of the sun's laws, people use it to guide the agricultural and production life, in the ancient times when science and technology are not developed, twenty-four seasons provide great guidance for people's production life, it is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation.