1、Twenty-four Solar termsIntroduction 1The Solar Terms in Spring 2The Solar Terms in Summer 3The Solar Terms in Autumn 4The Solar Terms in Winter 5Summary 6 ContentsAll classes of authors（诸子百家）Chinese martial arts（中国武术）Introduction Introductionv Differing from the Western Worldv Unique and Pragmaticv
2、Guide Farmingv Use the Weather IntroductionThe ancient Chinese divided a year into 24equal segments according to the positions of the sun on the ecliptic.Segments:等分Ecliptic：黄道（坐标系）Introduction Introduction by徐志源 名称 Name 开始日期Beginning 立春 the Beginning of Spring(1st solar term)Feb.3,4,or 5雨水 Rain Wat
3、er(2nd solar term)Feb.18,19 or 20 惊蜇 the Waking of Insects(3rd solar term)Mar.5,6,or 7 春分 the Spring Equinox(4th solar term)Mar.20,21 or 22清明 Pure Brightness(5th solar term)Apr.4,5 or 6 谷雨 Grain Rain(6th solar term)Apr.19,20 or 21 Introduction by徐志源 The Solar Terms in Spring by杨荣博 立春 Spring begins雨水
4、 The rains惊蛰 Insects awaken春分 Vernal Equinox清明 Clear and bright谷雨 Grain rain.The Beginning of Spring 立春Around February 4th each year the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 315 degrees.Turning point of warm and cold.Pouring and fertilizing crops duly during the fast growth.Celestial:adj.中国的 celes
5、tial longitude 黄经（度）The Beginning of Spring Following the nature and protecting the Yangqi in body.Take care of the liver,because spring has the nature of wood,and it is most closely connected with liver.White Radish and ginger will protect liver well Keep stomach warm.Health preserving in the Begin
6、ning of Spring Rain Water雨水Around February 18th each year The sun reaches the celestial longitude of 330 degrees.Beginning of yearly rainfallCold before rainfall with snowflake,blizzard seriously.Keep water to provide crops blossoming out.Rain Water Health preserving in Rain Water Take care of splee
7、n and stomach,which can improve and regulate the physical metabolismNot eat too much oily and fat food but the red Chinese date,lotus,leek,spinach,orange,honey and sugarcane.Spleen:n.脾 leek:青蒜 spinach:菠菜 sugarcane:甘蔗The Waking of Insects The Waking of Insects Around March 6th each year Significance
8、of this name:Hibernators are awakening by spring thunderThe sun reaches the celestial longitude of 345 degrees.Comparatively fast growth of temperature and good time to planting rice.Hibernator:冬眠的动物Customs in the Waking of Insects Sacrifice to White Tiger Eating pearsSacrifice to White Tiger God of
9、 misunderstanding and quarrel Make tooth full of oil,so that it cant open its mouth quarrel with peopleA pair of bucktooth(獠牙)Eating pears Peoples dry tongue and cough easily happening because of dry weather.Pears help a lot with lung.Chinese pronunciation of pears close to keep away from something,
10、this custom means people want to keep away pest and wish rich harvest.The Spring Equinox春春分分The Spring EquinoxAround March 21th each year Significance of this name:Length of day and night becomes nearly equalThe sun reaches the celestial longitude of 0 degrees.The New Year of Iran,Turkey,Afghanistan
11、 and Uzbekistan,history is over 3000 years.A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;The mourners heart is going to break on his way.Where can a wine shop be found to drown his sad hours?A cowherd points to a cot mid apricot flowers.Pure BrightnessPure Brightness Around April 5th each ye
12、ar Significance of this name:Sunny days and flourishing treesThe sun reaches the celestial longitude of 15 degrees.Essential traditional festival and origin from sacrifice of mausoleum by ancient emperors.Flourishing:繁茂的 mausoleum:陵墓Customs in Pure Brightness Tomb-sweepingHave an outing in springCuj
13、uTomb-sweepingSacrifice ancestor in front of graves;Sweeping tombs to show their homage(敬意)Have an outing in spring&Cuju Tale said in order to avoid hurt from cold food,some exercises are benefits to our body in Pure Brightness.Grain RainGrain Rain Around April 20th each year Significance of this na
14、me:Grains will grow well with plentiful rainThe sun reaches the celestial longitude of 30 degrees.Average temperature will at 20,meaning the ending of spring.The Solar Terms in Summer by周祎立夏 Summer begins小满 Grain buds芒种 Grain in ear夏至 Summer solstice小暑 Slight heat大暑 Great heatSummer begins立夏Summer b
15、egins（5月月5-6日日）People used to place the summer begins as a temperature rise obviously.The thunderstorm increased;the growth of the crops into a fast period;The farmers need to transplant rice seeding and prevent the insect.Summer begins Resistant our blood.Eat a few Onions,a small amount of wine to
16、promote the circulation of blood and prevent the heart disease.People usually eat eggs and it is the origin of the tea eggs.Grain buds小满Grain buds(5.20-5.22)The meaning is the crops begin to be full,but not mature.There are a lot of rain.But if lack of rain,there will have a drought.We should preven
17、t the crop pests;dry-hot wind;thunderstorm;winds;and attack from hail.People will consume the most nutrition so we need to replenish in time.Eat sow thistle and sacrifice the silk god.Grain buds Grain in earGrain in ear Probably in June 6 All of the peasants are busy with cultivating.There are a lot
18、 of weather disaster such as tornado,hail,gale,drought and rainstorm and so on.Grain in ear The summer crops begin to mature,the farmers are busy with seeding autumn crops.The body is easy to be damp and hot affected by the climate,so the diet should to be light and nourishingSummer solsticeSummer s
19、olstice Every year on June 21 or 22 It is said that the hot summer has arrived.But the hottest time after about 20 to 30 days.The weather is hot with a lot of rainfall such as rainstorm Pay attention to the flood and field management About the diet,we emphasize eating something light.And we need eat
20、 something which can supplement a lot of water.Slight heatSlight heat Probably in July 7th Means that the weather is become hotter and hotter.The weather started to be hot,but not to the hottest.And there are a lot of thunderstorm.Crops begin to growing rapidly and the farmer need to strengthen fiel
21、d bine exertion with rest;protect our yang qi;eat fruit.Great heatGreat heat Probably on July 22 It means the hottest time of the year,the highest temperature,the fastest growing.Many parts of the drought,waterlogging,wind and other meteorological disasters are the most frequent.Busy in the harvesti
22、ng and planting;fight with drought;waterlogging.eat something to strength our stomach and nourish our spleen.The Solar Terms in Autumn by谢宇佳 立秋 Autumn begins.处暑 Stopping the heat白露 White dews秋分 Autumn Equinox寒露 Cold dews霜降 Hoar-frost fallsAutumn beginsAutumn begins on August 8 or 9 every year the be
23、ginning of the fall.“One leave falls,autumn arrives.”Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 135 degreesWeather turns cold gradually;wind;fogs.Autumn begins Transformation;Less Yang Qi and more Yin Qi.Protect ones lung.People should not eat too much spring onions and ginger.Food such as sesame,sticky
24、 rice,honey,loquat and dairy food will be very good to the stomach.Stopping the heatStopping the heat On August 23 each year Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 150 degrees the hot summer passes and heat stops.Cold air comes make the weather cool down slowly.hot in the day;cold in the morning and
25、 evening.Its also a season of harvest.plants and flowers;crops.fishing fish,prawns and shellfish.Stopping the heat“Its sleepy in the spring and tired in the autumn”.have enough sleep,better to go to bed earlier.eat light dishes rather than something like spicy meat.Foods with more vitaminsfor exampl
26、e,tomatoes,eggplant,potato and pear.White dews White dews White Dewshappens around September 7 every year the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 165 degrees.the temperature decreases further.the weather gets cooler.morning,see the dew on the grass and trees.White dews the air is clear,the sky is
27、 high.the clouds are peaceful.gentle autumn breeze blowing.the swan goose and swallow fly back to south.birds start to store food for winter.a typical solar term in autumn.White dews peak season for allergic conditions and bronchial asthma.Its better to eat less prawns,fish and seafood.very dry,maki
28、ng people feel thirsty all the time.Eating ginseng.Autumn EquinoxAutumn Equinox on September 22 to September 23 each year the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 180 degrees.temperature decreases obviously.“Each autumn rain makes its colder”.Autumn Equinox the Yin Qi and Yang Qi are balanced;peop
29、le should live and eat also in a way that can balance the two inside their body.as temperature decreases,keep exercises to buid immunity.To benefiting the lungs,people can drink more water and eat food like sesame,nut,sticky rice,honey,pears.Cold dewsCold dews on October 8 or October 9 each year the
30、 sun reaches the celestial longitude of 195 degrees.its colder than“White Dews”the dews are becoming frost.sparrows are gone and chrysanthemum starts to bloom.The autumn views are very beautiful people like to climb high and enjoy the view.the most obvious climate feature is“dry”.sweat often evapora
31、te very quickly;feel skin stretched,wrinkle increased,being thirsty,and often cough.Eating sesame,nut,tremella,radish,tomato,lotus root,milk and lily can help nourishing Yin Qi and moistening dryness.Its also very good to eat some fruits such as snow pear,banana,Hami melon,apple and grape.Cold dews
32、sweat often evaporate very quickly;feel skin stretched,wrinkle increased,being thirsty,and often cough.Eating sesame,nut,tremella,radish,tomato,lotus root,milk and lily can help nourishing Yin Qi and moistening dryness.Its also very good to eat some fruits such as snow pear,banana,Hami melon,apple a
33、nd grape.Cold dews Hoar-frost falls on October 23 each year the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 210 degrees.Most areas have frost falling.temperature in many places reach 0 degree Celsius.The vapor in the air freezes on the ground in the form of tiny ice needles or hexagonal flower shapes.The
34、re are some chemical changes to the leaves of some tress Hoar-frost falls such as maple,persimmon tree and Eurasian smoke tree after this day.The colors turn to red from green its the best time to see the red autumn leaves.the peak time for chronic gastritis and gastroduodenal canker.Aged people can
35、 sometimes get arthritis.Eating pear,apple,ginkgo,onions and leaf mustard can relief these symptoms.Hoar-frost fallsThe Solar Terms in Winter by骆甫 立冬 Winter begins小雪 Light snow大雪 Heavy snow冬至 Winter Solstice小寒 Slight cold大寒 Great cold.WinterbeginsWinter begins The19th solar term,on Nov.7 or 8 It mea
36、ns the winter is coming In ancient times,Winter begins was an important festival(On this day,the emperor followed by a group of officials would come to the suburb of capital to hold a large sacrifice to the heaven)Nowadays,Chinese people still have the traditional custom such as eating dumplings,eat
37、ing carrot or radishLight snowLight snowHeavy snow The 21th solar term,on Dec.7 or 8 It means the times of snowfalls increase,and the quantity of snow becomes large In Chinese traditional medicine,the great cold is the perfect time to care about the health.The rainfall is less than anytime else,and
38、the weather is quite dry,moisture is very important.So it is better time to eat more fruits and vegetables like oranges,applesHow to keep health in the How to keep health in the Heavy snowHeavy snowWinter SolsticeWinter Solstice The 22th solar term,on Dec.22 or 23 It has the shortest daytime and lon
39、gest nighttime in north hemisphere all the year around(昼昼短夜长短夜长)On this day,in many regions of northern China,people have the custom of eating dumplings.Slight coldSlight cold The 23th solar term,on Jan.6 or 7 In China,Slight cold means the coldest time comes.According to the climatic data of China,
40、the slight cold is the phase with the lowest temperature.Great coldGreat cold The 24th solar term,on Jan.20 or 21 It is the last solar term and it means the most extreme cold time appears in the whole year.people also follow this change.People had better not eat too much but select some easily-diges
41、ting food to suit the beginning of springSummary by骆甫 The twenty-four solar terms is the essence of Chinese traditional culture.It is the great creation of the ancient people.It was listed in the list of national intangible cultural heritages in 2006.Applied for Human intangible cultural heritage list of masterpiece.-END-
