1、二十四节气英文介绍Introduction 1The Solar Terms in Spring 2The Solar Terms in Summer 3The Solar Terms in Autumn 4The Solar Terms in Winter 5Summary 6 ContentsContentsAll classes of authors（诸子百家）Chinese martial arts（中国武术）IntroductionIntroduction IntroductionIntroductionv Differing from the Western Worldv Uniq
2、ue and Pragmaticv Guide Farmingv Use the Weather IntroductionIntroductionThe 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）IntroductionIntroduction IntroductionIntroduction byby徐志源 名称 Name 开始日期Beginning 立春 the Be
3、ginning of Spring(1st solar term)Feb.3,4,or 5雨水 Rain Water(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 IntroductionI
4、ntroduction byby徐志源 The Solar Terms in SpringThe Solar Terms in Spring byby杨荣博 v 立春 Spring beginsv 雨水 The rainsv 惊蛰 Insects awakenv 春分 Vernal Equinoxv 清明 Clear and brightv 谷雨 Grain rain.The Beginning of The Beginning of SpringSpring 立春v Around February 4th each year v the sun reaches the celestial l
5、ongitude of 315 degrees.v Turning point of warm and cold.v Pouring and fertilizing crops duly during the fast growth.Celestial:adj.中国的 celestial longitude 黄经（度）The Beginning of Spring The Beginning of Spring v Following the nature and protecting the Yangqi in body.v Take care of the liver,because sp
6、ring has the nature of wood,and it is most closely connected with liver.v White Radish and ginger will protect liver well v Keep stomach warm.Health preserving in the Beginning of SpringHealth preserving in the Beginning of Spring Rain WaterRain Water雨水v Around February 18th each year v The sun reac
7、hes the celestial longitude of 330 degrees.v Beginning of yearly rainfallv Cold before rainfall with snowflake,blizzard seriously.v Keep water to provide crops blossoming out.Rain Water Rain Water Health preserving in Rain Water Health preserving in Rain Water v Take care of spleen and stomach,which
8、 can improve and regulate the physical metabolismv Not 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 The Waking of InsectsInsects The Waking of Insects The Waking of Insects v Around March
9、 6th each year v Significance of this name:v Hibernators are awakening by spring thunderv The sun reaches the celestial longitude of 345 degrees.v Comparatively fast growth of temperature and good time to planting rice.Hibernator:冬眠的动物Customs in the Waking of InsectsCustoms in the Waking of Insects
10、v Sacrifice to White Tiger v Eating pearsSacrifice to White Tiger v God of misunderstanding and quarrelv 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
11、with lung.Chinese pronunciation of pears close to keep away from something,this custom means people want to keep away pest and wish rich harvest.The Spring The Spring EquinoxEquinox春春分分The Spring EquinoxThe Spring Equinoxv Around March 21th each year v Significance of this name:v Length of day and n
12、ight becomes nearly equalv The sun reaches the celestial longitude of 0 degrees.v The New Year of Iran,Turkey,Afghanistan 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
13、drown his sad hours?A cowherd points to a cot mid apricot flowers.Pure Pure BrightnessBrightnessPure Brightness Pure Brightness vAround April 5th each year vSignificance of this name:vSunny days and flourishing treesvThe sun reaches the celestial longitude of 15 degrees.vEssential traditional festiv
14、al and origin from sacrifice of mausoleum by ancient emperors.Flourishing:繁茂的 mausoleum:陵墓Customs in Pure Brightness Customs in Pure Brightness v Tomb-sweepingv Have an outing in springv CujuTomb-sweepingSacrifice ancestor in front of graves;Sweeping tombs to show their homage(敬意)Have an outing in s
15、pring&Cuju Tale said in order to avoid hurt from cold food,some exercises are benefits to our body in Pure Brightness.Grain RainGrain RainGrain Rain Grain Rain v Around April 20th each year v Significance of this name:v Grains will grow well with plentiful rainv The sun reaches the celestial longitu
16、de of 30 degrees.v Average temperature will at 20,meaning the ending of spring.The Solar Terms in The Solar Terms in Summer Summer byby周祎v 立夏 Summer beginsv 小满 Grain budsv 芒种 Grain in earv 夏至 Summer solsticev 小暑 Slight heatv 大暑 Great heatSummer Summer beginsbegins立夏Summer beginsSummer begins（5月月5-6日
17、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 Summer begins Resistant our blood.Eat a few Onions,a small amount of wine to
18、 promote the circulation of blood and prevent the heart disease.People usually eat eggs and it is the origin of the tea eggs.Grain budsGrain buds小满Grain buds(5.20-5.22)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
19、 have a drought.We should prevent 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 buds Grain in earGrain in earGrain in ear Grain in ear Probably in
20、June 6 All of the peasants are busy with cultivating.There are a lot of weather disaster such as tornado,hail,gale,drought and rainstorm and so on.Grain in ear 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
21、 the climate,so the diet should to be light and nourishingSummer solsticeSummer solsticeSummer solstice Summer solstice 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 Pa
22、y attention to the flood and field management About the diet,we emphasize eating something light.And we need eat something which can supplement a lot of water.Slight heatSlight heat Slight heat Probably in July 7th Means that the weather is become hotter and hotter.The weather started to be hot,but
23、not to the hottest.And there are a lot of thunderstorm.Crops begin to growing rapidly and the farmer need to strengthen field bine exertion with rest;protect our yang qi;eat fruit.Great heatGreat heat Great heat Probably on July 22 It means the hottest time of the year,the highest temperature,the fa
24、stest growing.Many parts of the drought,waterlogging,wind and other meteorological disasters are the most frequent.Busy in the harvesting and planting;fight with drought;waterlogging.eat something to strength our stomach and nourish our spleen.The Solar Terms in The Solar Terms in Autumn Autumn byby
25、谢宇佳 v 立秋 Autumn begins.v 处暑 Stopping the heatv 白露 White dewsv 秋分 Autumn Equinoxv 寒露 Cold dewsv 霜降 Hoar-frost fallsAutumn Autumn begins beginsAutumn begins Autumn begins v on August 8 or 9 every year v the beginning of the fall.v“One leave falls,autumn arrives.”v Sun reaches the celestial longitude o
26、f 135 degreesv Weather turns cold gradually;wind;fogs.Autumn begins Autumn begins v Transformation;Less Yang Qi and more Yin Qi.v Protect ones lung.v People should not eat too much spring onions and ginger.Food such as sesame,sticky rice,honey,loquat and dairy food will be very good to the stomach.S
27、topping Stopping the heatthe heatStopping the heat Stopping the heat v On August 23 each year v Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 150 degreesv the hot summer passes and heat stops.v Cold air comes make the weather cool down slowly.v hot in the day;cold in the morning and evening.v Its also a se
28、ason of harvest.v plants and flowers;crops.fishing fish,prawns and shellfish.Stopping the heat Stopping the heat v“Its sleepy in the spring and tired in the autumn”.vhave enough sleep,better to go to bed earlier.veat light dishes vrather than something like spicy meat.vFoods with more vitaminsvfor e
29、xample,tomatoes,eggplant,potato and pear.White White dews dews White dews White dews v White Dewsv happens around September 7 every year v the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 165 degrees.v the temperature decreases further.v the weather gets cooler.v morning,see the dew on the grass and trees
30、.White dews White dews v the air is clear,the sky is high.v the clouds are peaceful.v gentle autumn breeze blowing.v the swan goose and swallow fly back to south.v birds start to store food for winter.v a typical solar term in autumn.White dews White dews v peak season for allergic conditions and br
31、onchial asthma.v Its better to eat less prawns,fish and seafood.v very dry,making people feel thirsty all the time.v Eating ginseng.AutumnAutumn Equinox EquinoxAutumn Equinox Autumn Equinox v on September 22 to September 23 each year v the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 180 degrees.v tempera
32、ture decreases obviously.v“Each autumn rain makes its colder”.Autumn Equinox Autumn Equinox vthe Yin Qi and Yang Qi are balanced;people should live and eat also in a way that can balance the two inside their body.vas temperature decreases,keep exercises to buid immunity.vTo benefiting the lungs,peop
33、le can drink more water and eat food like sesame,nut,sticky rice,honey,pears.Cold dews Cold dewsCold dews Cold dews von October 8 or October 9 each year vthe sun reaches the celestial longitude of 195 degrees.vits colder than“White Dews”vthe dews are becoming frost.vsparrows are gone and chrysanthem
34、um starts to bloom.vThe autumn views are very beautiful vpeople like to climb high and enjoy the view.v the most obvious climate feature is“dry”.v sweat often evaporate very quickly;feel skin stretched,wrinkle increased,being thirsty,and often cough.v Eating sesame,nut,tremella,radish,tomato,lotus r
35、oot,milk and lily can help nourishing Yin Qi and moistening dryness.v Its also very good to eat some fruits such as snow pear,banana,Hami melon,apple and grape.Cold dews Cold dews v sweat often evaporate very quickly;feel skin stretched,wrinkle increased,being thirsty,and often cough.v Eating sesame
36、,nut,tremella,radish,tomato,lotus root,milk and lily can help nourishing Yin Qi and moistening dryness.v Its also very good to eat some fruits such as snow pear,banana,Hami melon,apple and grape.Cold dews Cold dews Hoar-frost Hoar-frost falls falls v on October 23 each year v the sun reaches the cel
37、estial longitude of 210 degrees.Most areas have frost falling.v temperature in many places reach 0 degree Celsius.v The vapor in the air freezes on the ground in the form of tiny ice needles or hexagonal flower shapes.v There are some chemical changes to the leaves of some tress Hoar-frost fallsHoar
38、-frost fallsv such as maple,persimmon tree and Eurasian smoke tree after this day.The colors turn to red from green v its the best time to see the red autumn leaves.v the peak time for chronic gastritis and gastroduodenal canker.v Aged people can sometimes get arthritis.v Eating pear,apple,ginkgo,on
39、ions and leaf mustard can relief these symptoms.Hoar-frost fallsHoar-frost fallsThe Solar Terms in WinterThe Solar Terms in Winter byby骆甫 v 立冬 Winter beginsv 小雪 Light snowv 大雪 Heavy snowv 冬至 Winter Solsticev 小寒 Slight coldv 大寒 Great cold.WinterWinterbeginsbeginsWinter begins Winter begins v The19th
40、solar term,on Nov.7 or 8 It means the winter is comingv 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)v Nowadays,Chinese people still have the traditional c
41、ustom such as eating dumplings,eating carrot or radishLight snowLight snowLight snowLight snowHeavy snow Heavy snow The 21th solar term,on Dec.7 or 8 It means the times of snowfalls increase,and the quantity of snow becomes largev In Chinese traditional medicine,the great cold is the perfect time to
42、 care about the health.v The rainfall is less than anytime else,and the weather is quite dry,moisture is very important.v 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 Winter SolsticeSolsticeWi
43、nter Solstice Winter Solstice The 22th solar term,on Dec.22 or 23 It has the shortest daytime and longest 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 coldSlight cold Slight cold
44、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,the slight cold is the phase with the lowest temperature.Great coldGreat coldGreat cold Great cold The 24th solar term,on Jan.20 or 21 It is the last solar term and it means th
45、e 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-digesting food to suit the beginning of springSummarySummary byby骆甫 v The twenty-four solar terms is the essence of Chinese traditional culture.v It is the great creation of the ancient people.v It was listed in the list of national intangible cultural heritages in 2006.v Applied for Human intangible cultural heritage list of masterpiece.-END-
