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The 24 Solar Terms
The 24 Solar Terms is the product of ancient Chinese farming civilization. Agricultural production was closely related to the rhythm of nature. The Solar Terms system was created by ancient Chinese ancestors who followed the agricultural season by observing the movement of celestial bodies and recognizing the changing rules of seasons, climate, phenology and other aspects in one year.On November 30, 2016, "The Twenty-Four Solar Terms" of China was inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.The origin of 24 Solar Terms in ChinaAfter the long-term observation of movement of the Sun, Moon and Big Dipper, the ancient Chinese adopted a lunisolar calendar, which has been unique in the whole world. 24 segments were divided according to the sun’s annual circular motion. Each segment is spaced 15° apart along the ecliptic and has a specific ‘Solar Term’. The calendar system has played a fundamental role in an agricultural society like China in the past thousands of years.Twenty-Four Solar Terms originated in the Yellow River reaches of North China, which were created based on the changes of seasons, astronomy and phenology in this region and has been progressively applied nationwide. The Solar Terms begin with…
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