Start of Summer Lì Xià 立夏
May 5, 2022 The Start of Summer or Lì Xià (Chinese: 立夏 ) is the seventh of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. Yang-energy is at its fullest. The hexagram…
Vernal Equinox Chūn Fēn 春分
March 20, 2022 Vernal Equinox, also known as Chūn Fēn (Chinese: 春分), is the 4th of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. It marks one of two times of the…
Awakening of Insects Jīng Zhé 惊蛰
March 5, 2022 Awakening of Insects, also known as Jīng Zhé (Chinese: 惊蛰), is the 3rd of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. During this time of year, the weather…
Minor Cold Xiǎo Hán 小寒
January 5, 2022 Minor Cold or Xiǎo Hán (Chinese: 小寒) is the 23rd of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms, and marks the beginning of the coldest time of the…
Winter Solstice 冬至 Dōng Zhì
December 21, 2021 The Winter Solstice, or Dōng Zhì (Chinese: 冬至), the 22nd of 24 solar term of the year in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, marks the shortest day…
Major Snow Dà Xuě 大雪
December 7, 2021 Major Snow or Dà Xuě (Chinese: 大雪) is the 21st of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms and the last term before the Winter Solstice. The third…
Minor Snow Xiǎo Xuě 小雪 November 22
Minor Snow or Xiǎo Xuě (Chinese: 小雪) is the 20th of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms and the second term of winter. Each solar term is divided into three…
Start of Winter Lì Dōng 立冬
November 7, 2021 “Start of Winter”, or Lì Dōng (Chinese: 立冬), is the 19th solar term of the year, and the first of the 6 Winter Solar Terms, marking the…
Frost Descends Shuāng Jiàng 霜降
October 23, 2021 Frost Descends or Shuāng Jiàng (Chinese: 霜降) is the eighteenth of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms, and the last of the six solar terms of autumn.…
Cold Dew Hán Lù 寒露
October 8, 2021 Cold Dew or Hán Lù (Chinese: 寒露) is the seventeenth of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms and marks a turn toward colder weather. The dew that…
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