First Snow
It is the first time that I
2 . Autumn Equinox (秋分) lies at the midpoint of autumn, dividing autumn into two equal parts. After that day, the location of direct sunlight moves to the south, making days shorter and nights longer in the northern hemisphere.
Here are things you should know about Autumn Equinox.
Cool autumn
As it is said in the ancient book, The Detailed Records of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC), “It is on Autumn Equinox day that the Yin and Yang are in a balance of power. Thus the day and night are of equal length, and so are the cold and hot weather.”
In South China, there is a custom popularly known as “having Qiucai (an autumn vegetable) on the Autumn Equinox day”. Qiucai is a kind of wild plant. Every Autumn Equinox day, all the villagers go to pick Qiucai in the wild. Qiucai is fresh and green in the field, thin, and about 20 cm in length.
By Autumn Equinox, olives, pears, chestnuts, beans, and other plants are mature. It is time to pick and eat them.
Season for enjoying chrysanthemums
A.Eating Qiucai |
B.Season for eating nuts |
C.Season for eating various plants |
D.But the moon won’t be full during Autumn Equinox. |
E.The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. |
F.Autumn Equinox also is a good time to enjoy chrysanthemums in full bloom. |
G.By Autumn Equinox, most of the areas in China have entered the cool autumn. |
March 20 marks the Spring Equinox, or Chunfen in Chinese, the
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The Spring Equinox is marked as the
Starting from the Spring Equinox and before the Qingming Festival, Chinese farmers are the
People have a cup of the very first tea shoots in spring as
The ancient Chinese people
Grain Rain, just as the name shows, is a key time for grains to grow. There is
In the northern part of China, the first heavy rain usually occurs during this time of year, which
Drinking tea is an old custom in the southern part of China. The mild temperatures and plentiful rainfall in the season make the spring tea leaves rich in a
Along the northern coast of China, fishermen
5 . Six Solar Terms in Summer
Lixia
Lixia is the first solar term in summer, signifying the beginning of the hot summer.
Xiaoman and Mangzhong
During Xiaoman, summer harvest crops such as wheat already bear fruits, and their seeds are full though they are not ripe yet. Thus, the solar term is named Xiaoman. The solar term Xiaoman is in late May. Summer begins to reach all parts of the country. Rainfall begins to increase further. Mangzhong means, "wheat with awn(芒)should be harvested soon, and rice seeds with awn can be sown".
Xiazhi
On the day of Xiazhi, the daytime in the Northern Hemisphere(半球)reaches its maxi-mum length.
Xiaoshu and Dashu
A.The character shu means heat. |
B.It predicts the busy farming activities of farmers. |
C.The temperatures rise and summer drought begins. |
D.The more northern a place is, the longer its daytime is. |
E.People need to prepare for heat prevention and cooling. |
F.It means the end of spring, and the beginning of summer. |
G.It marks the hottest period with the highest temperatures in a year. |