24节气英文ppt

Twenty-fourChineseSolarTermsBy文振帆王恒俊,24SolarTermsBasedonthechangesofthesunspositioninthezodiacthroughouttheyearandpracticalneedsofagricultureinancientChina,the“24solarterms”isanimportantkindofcalendarinChina.Itindicatesdifferentperiodsofseasons,thechangesofweather,somenaturalphenomenaandmore,guidingfarmersinagricultureproductiongreatly.Commonpeoplealsofollowthecalendartowatchoutweatherchangesandliveahealthylife.,Graininear,OriginAsearlyastheShangDynasty(17thcenturyBC-1046BC),theChineseancestorshadalreadyestablishedfourmajorsolarterms.DuringtheZhouDynasty(1046-256BC),eightsolartermsmarkingthefourseasonswereestablished:StartofSpring,SpringEquinox,StartofSummer,SummerSolstice,StartofAutumn,AutumnEquinox,StartofWinter,andWinterSolstice.UntiltheHanDynasty(202BC-220AD),thepresent24solartermswasestablishedcompletely.,Therains,Thetwenty-foursolartermscanbedividedintothreegroups:Onegroupreflectstheseasonalchanges(including8terms):StartofSpring,StartofSummer,StartofAutumnandStartofWintermarkthefourseasons;SpringEquinox,SummerSolstice,AutumnEquinox,andWinterSolsticereflecttheheightchangesofthesunfromtheastronomyaspect.,Insectsawaken,Oneembodiesnaturalphenomena(including4terms):InsectsAwaken,PureBrightness,GrainFullandGraininEar,VernalEquinox,Therestreflectstheclimatechanges(including12terms):SlightHeat,GreatHeat,TheEndofHeat,LesserColdandGreaterColdtellthetemperaturechanges;RainWater,GrainRain,LightSnowandHeavySnowreflecttheprecipitationlevels;WhiteDew,ColdDewandFrostDescentreflectthedroppingprocessanddegreeofthetemperature.,PureBrightness,Thedateofeachsolartermisbasicallyfixedwithminordifferencesofwithinoneortwodays.Eachmonthhastwosolarterms.,Grainrain,Following,letuschecktheexactdatesfor24solartermsin2015anddetailedmeaningsforeachterm.,GrainFull,StartofSpring,StartofSummer,StartofAutumn,StartofWinter,Summersolstice,Slightheat,Greatheat,Stoppingtheheat,Whited