Chinese Culture
Zhongyuan Festival: China's traditional Ghost Festival
The Zhongyuan Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival or Hungry Ghost Festival, falls on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.
End of Heat: The 14th solar term marks the passing of summer
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. End of Heat, or Chushu in Chinese, is the 14th solar term of the year.
Start of Autumn: The 13th Solar Term Ushering in the Harvest Season
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Autumn, or Liqiu in Chinese, is the 13th solar term of the year and the first solar term of autumn.
Major Heat: The Peak of Summer in China‘s 24 Solar Terms
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Heat, or Dashu in Chinese (大暑), is the 12th solar term of the year and the last solar term of summer. It usually falls between July 22 and 24 each year and signals that most parts of China have entered the hottest season of the year.
Chinese welcome sanfu, hottest time of year
Chinese people embraced the first day of sanfu, the hottest and dampest period of the year, in unique ways across the country. Sanfu, also called China's "dog days of summer", refers to three 10-day periods that are predicted to have the hottest days of the year.
Minor Heat (Xiaoshu)
Minor Heat (Xiaoshu), the 11th of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms, begins on July 7 this year. The name reflects the ancient belief that "the heat has arrived, but it has not yet reached its peak."
Modern Eastern Lifestyle Aesthetics Diary
On the occasion of the Dragon Boat Festival, a century-old courtyard with whitewashed walls and dark tiles coexists harmoniously with a futuristic digital exhibition hall at Nanjing Folk Museum.
Summer Solstice (Xiazhi)
Summer Solstice, or "Xiazhi" in Chinese, is the tenth solar term of the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. It marks the arrival of midsummer.
Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu)
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. It has a history of more than 2,000 years and is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar.
Grain in Ear (Mangzhong): The Busy Farming Season
Grain in Ear, known as Mangzhong in Chinese, is the ninth of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. Its arrival signifies the beginning of midsummer and the ripening of crops such as barley and wheat.
Grain Buds (Xiaoman)
Grain Buds is the eighth of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms and the second solar term of summer. It typically begins around May 21 and ends around June 5.
The Weather We're Having Now Is Called Start of Summer
By the time Li Xia (立夏, lìxià) arrives in early May, the damp days of late spring start giving way to the first real hints of summer. Humidity, already a presence during Grain Rain, settles in with more confidence.
Grain Rain
Grain Rain originates from the old saying, "Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains," which shows that this period of rainfall is extremely important for the growth of crops.
Qingming Festival
The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, is one of the 24 solar terms in China, falling between April 4th and 6th each year.
Spring Equinox
Spring Equinox is a special day when day and night are divided equally across the globe and spring is divided in half, so people call it "Spring Equinox".
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