What are the twenty-four solar terms?

The twenty-four solar terms are: Winter Solstice, Little Cold, Big Cold, Spring, Rain, Hibernation, Spring Equinox, Ching Ming, Grain Rain, Summer, Small Fullness, Mang Seed, Summer Solstice, Small Summer, Big Summer, Autumn, Summer Solstice, White Dew, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, Frost, Winter, Light Snow, and Heavy Snow.

Meaning of the Names

The twenty-four solar terms are divided according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic, the earth's orbit around the sun. 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 return year, together 360 degrees, and is therefore divided into 24 festivals precipitation phenomenon, indicating the time and intensity of rainfall, snowfall; White Dew, Cold Dew, Frost on the surface of the three festivals to reflect the phenomenon of water vapor condensation, condensation phenomenon, but essentially reflecting the air temperature The process and degree of the gradual decline in temperature: the temperature drops to a certain level, the water vapor condensation phenomenon; the temperature continues to fall, not only condensation increased, and more and more cool; when the temperature drops below zero degrees Celsius, the water vapor condensation for frost.

The twenty-four solar terms reflect the changes of the seasons, guide agricultural activities, and affect the food, clothing, and housing of thousands of families. The 24 solar terms are based on the position of the sun on the ecliptic (the earth's orbit around the sun). In April 2014, China's Ministry of Culture officially launched the nomination process for the inscription of the 24 Solar Terms on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity List. The work of the Ministry of Culture of China.

The Role of the 24 Solar Terms

The 24 Solar Terms objectively reflect the change of seasons and climate, and are the symbols of the changes in climate and the order of the seasons in China, and their formation and development are closely linked to China's agricultural production, which can effectively guide agricultural production.