英文版二十四节气

theTwenty-fourSolarTermsinChina,theOrigin,Twenty-fourSolarTermsreferstotheseasonandclimate,whichisacalendarthatmadetoguidchineseancientagriculture.AstheeastAsiantraditionallunarcalendarisalunisolarcalendar,thatis,itsdevelopedaccordingtotheruningandoperationofsunormoon,soitcannotfullyreflectthecircleofsun,butchinaisanagriculturalsocietyandwehvtostrictlyknowthecircumstanceaboutthesunoperation,farmingiscompletelycarriedoutaccordingtothesun,soourancientancestorsaddedaseparatecalendartoreflectthesuncycleTwenty-fourSolarTerms,whichisusedforthecriteriaofdeterminingtheintercalary.Inotherwords,24solartermsrpurelysolarcalendar,anditwasnotdevelopedaccordingtothelunarcalendar.Chinesefolkpracticelunisolar,adding24solarterms,soitsverycompicated.Ifwelookatthesolarcalendarwith24solartermsandleavealonethelunisolar,itsveryclearandsimple.,二十四节气歌,春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连，秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。上半年是六廿一，下半年来八廿三，每月两节日期定，最多不差一二天。（立）春雨（水）惊（蛰）春（分）清（明）谷（雨）天，（立）夏（小）满芒（种）夏（至）（小）暑（大）暑相连，（立）秋处（署）（白）露秋（分）寒（露）霜降，（立）冬（小）雪（大）雪冬（至）小（寒）大寒。,Feb.3,4or5,TheBeginningofSpringisthefirstoneoftwenty-foursolarterms.itusuallybeginsonFebruary3-5everyyear,anditmeansspringiscomingup,fromthisdayon,thedaysgetlongerandtheweathergetswarmer.Inaddition,fromthisdaytosummer,weusuallycallthisperiodthespring.besides,itsalsoanimportanttraditionalfestivalinchina-onbehalfofthebeginningofthenewyear.sothebeginningofspringisalsoknownasplayingchun,thereexiststhepopularcustomofweavingSpringCattleandeatingspringrollsandcakesonthatday,soithasanothersayingofbitingspring.,RainwaterFeb18,19or20,Rainwaterranksthesecondoftwenty-foursolarterms,anditusuallycomesbetwenFeb18,19or20,fromnowon,therainfallisincreasingmoreandmore,andiceandsnowbecometomelt,besidethetemperatureisalsorisingupatthispoint.Inancientandoldtimes,chinesefolkhavethetraditionalcustomthatmarrieddaughtershouldgohometovisitherparentsandgivehermothersomeredsilkandstewpotmeat.,theWakingofInsects,ThewakingofInsectsisthethirdoneoftwenty-foursolarterms,thissolartermarisesonMar.5,6or7,thereisanoldsayingaboutitgoeslikethis:Godmakescrashofthundertowakeandarousetheanimalsthathideandsolitudeinthesoilandearthonthatday.soitsmeaningsuggeststhattheinsectsthathidinginthesoilarescaredtorunawaybcozofthunder.atthispointtheweathergrowswarmerandwarmer,andalsospringthunderscometoemerge,fromthisdayon,mostareasinchinawillturnintospringseason.,theSpringEquinoxMar.20,21or22,theSpringEquinoxranksthefouthofthetwenty-foursolarterm,itusuallybeginsonMar.20,21or22everyyear,andthelengthofdayandnightisalm-ostequalonthatday,peoplewilldotheeggtestandtastesomespringvegetables,fromthatdayon,asforclimate,therearemoreobviousfeatures,mostregionsandareasexceptTibetPlateau,northeast,northwestandnorthernregionsofNorthChinahaveenteredthebeautifulspring,inthevastland,willowisgrowinggreen,birdsareflying,grassisgrowingfast,wheatisjointingandrapepotpourri.besides,drought,dust,latespring,coldrainhappenalot,timelyirrigationandsowingofcrops.,PureBrightnessApr.4,5or6,PureBrightnessisanimportanttraditionalfestivalinchina,peoplecantakepartinsomeactivities,forexample,goouting,sweepthegraves,dosomeworships,goswingandflykitesonthatday.peasantsandfarmerwillbebusytheirwork.,GrainRainApr.19,20,or21,GrainRainranksthe6thofallsolarterms,ittakeplacesonApr.19,20,or21,duringthisperiod,therainfallisincreasingmoreandthecerealcropsgrowfast.,theBeginningofSummerMay.5,6or7,theBeginningofSummeristhe7thsolarterm,itMarksthearrivalofsummer,fromthedayon,theweaterwillbehoterandhoter.therainfallissharplyincreasing.,LesserFullnessofGrainMay.20,21or22,LesserFullnessofGrainusuallycomesduringMay.20,21or22,itranksthe8thofallsolarterms,atthistime,allsummercropsinthenorthofChinawillgraduallycomeoutplumpgrain,ricebegantogrowear,wecanseefullfruitageonrice,whileinthesouthfarmerswillentertheseasonofharvestandsowing.,GraininBeardJun.5,6or7,duringthisperiod,thewheathasbeenripe,peasantsshouldbringinthewheatassoonaspossible,afterfinishingtheharvestofwheat,theyhavetosowtherice.YangtzeRiverregioninChinawillentertherainyseason.,theSummerSolsticeJun.21or22,theSummerSolsticeFestivalisalsoanimportantfeativalintheancientsocietyofchina,ithasthesimilarmeaningtoDragonboatfestival,Sinceancienttimes,thereisanimportantcustomofeatingnoodlesinmanyplacesonthatdaybecausethenewwheathasbeenonstageduringthesummerSolstice,besides,thetemperatureisincreasingsharplyinashorttime.,LesserHeatJul.6,7or8,alittlehot,butnotveryhot.itmeansthebeginningofthehotweather,butnotthehottest,TherainyseasonwillcometoanendinHuaiheRiverValley,Midsummeriscomingup,thetemperaturewillrise,anditwillenterthedroughtperiod;whileinthenorthandnortheastregionstherainyseasonwillcomeup,tropicalcycloneactivityfrequentlyhappens,tropicalcyclonesinChinabegintoincrease.thesouthshouldnotethedrought,thenorthshouldnotetheflood,Thecropshaveenteredthestagetothrive,farmersneedtostrengthenfieldmanagement.,GreaterHeatJul.22,23or24,GreaterHeatIsthehottestperiodoftheyear,thetemperatureisthehighest,thecropsgrowthefastest,thedrought,floods,stormsfrequentlyhappen,thepeasantsarebusywiththeharvestofcrops.,theBeginningofAutumnAug.7,8or9,itsuggestshotsummerwillsoonbeoverandmeanstheautumnwillcomesoon,sotheweatherwillbecomecoolandtheleaveswillbecomeyellowandthenfall.,theEndofHeatAug.22,23or24,itsuggeststhatSummerheatformallyterminatesandthetemperaturegraduallygoesdown.,WhiteDewSep.7,8or9,Weatherisbecomingcooler,youwillfindtherearemanydewsonthegroundandleavesintheearlymorningandIntheeveningyouwillfeelkindofcool.,theAutumnEquinoxSep.22,23or24,itsuggeststhattheautumnhaspassedawayonehalf,andthedayandnighthavethesamelengthonthatday,aftertheAutumnEquinox,thedaywillgetshorterandthenightwillgetlonger,andalsotheweatherwillgraduallydecreasedayafterday.,ColdDewOct.8or9,itcomesaftetheAutumnEquinox.thetemperatureismuchlowerthanthatoftheAutumnEquinox,theoriginalwhiteandglisteningdewonthegroundisabouttocondenseintofrost,thechillwillbemoreseriousdayafterday.,FrostsDescentOct.23or24,itsuggeststhattheweatherisgettingcoldandfrostwillcomeintobeing,itsthelastsolartermofthefall,notcold-resistantplantswillstopgrowing,soitshowsanautumnscene,besidesitsagoodtimetoenjoythemapleleaves.,theBeginningofWinterNov.7or8,ittellsusthewinterwillcomeupsoon,peasantsandfarmersshouldcoverupthecropsandgrainsaftertheharvest,thecoldandsubstantiallowtemperaturemayhappen.Beforeandafterthebeginningofwinter,precipitationinmostpartsofChinaaresignificantlyreduced.inNortheastChinatheearthisfrozen,forestrycropsenterintowinter.inJianghuairegions,Sanqiuisoversoon,youneedtoplantlatecroplikewinterwheat,andquicklytransplantrape,whileinSouthChinaitsthebesttimetoseedwheat.Inaddition,afterthebeginningofwintertheairisgenerallybecomingdry,soilwatercontentisless,Chinabegintofocusontheforestfireworkatthistime.,LesserSnowNov.22or23,thetemperaturewillfallmorethanbefore,inNorthChinathetemperaturewillgraduallydropbelow0,andthenbegintosnow,alittlecoldinthedaytime.thesnowfallwillbecomefromsmalltolarge.,GreaterSnowDec.6,7or8,itcomesafterLesserSnow,