The Start of Spring is the first solar term of 24 Chinese solar terms and represents the beginning of the spring season
The raindrops nourish all living things on earth during Rain Water
Awakening of Insects signifies that thunder wakes up the hibernating insects
Spring Equinox is the fourth solar term of the year. It signals the equal length of the day and night time.
Pure Brightness, the fifth of the 24 Chinese solar terms, is also the traditional Qingming festival
Grain Rain, the last solar term in spring, marks the end of the cold weather
The Start of Summer is the seventh of the 24 Chinese solar terms as well as the first one in summer
During the Grain Buds, the vegetation becomes luxuriant, the temperature rises and the rainfall increases
Grain in Ear is the ninth solar term of a year. It means the beginning of the midsummer and signifies the ripening of crops
Summer Solstice means the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
Minor Heat is the eleventh solar term of a year. The weather has begun to be burning hot, but has not reached the peak of heat
Major Heat is the twelfth of the 24 Chinese solar terms and the last one in summer
It indicates the end of summer and the start of autumn
End of Heat, the fourteenth solar term of the year, implies getting rid of the hot summer and entering autumn
White Dew, the fifteenth of the 24 Chinese solar terms, signals the beginning of a cool autumn
Autumn Equinox: The breeze is gentle, and the sky is clean. The weather is cool, and the winds are dry
Cold Dew is the seventeenth of the 24 Chinese solar terms. It signals the temperature drops quickly, and the dew is greater and colder
Frost's Descent is the eighteenth of the 24 Chinese solar terms and the last one of the autumn season
Start of Winter is the nineteenth of the 24 Chinese solar terms and the first one of the winter season
Minor Snow is the twentieth of the 24 Chinese solar terms and the second one of the winter season. This is the time for eating mutton to keep warm
Major Snow: The temperature will keep dropping and there is a higher possibility of snowing during this period of time
Chinese believe that the Winter Solstice is as important as the Spring Festival and is a day for family reunions
Minor Cold: As the Chinese proverb says, welcome Spring Festival after Minor & Major Cold
Major Cold is the last traditional Chinese solar term of the year. Chinese New Year’s Eve and Chinese New Year come right after Major Cold