24节气英文ppt

Grain Full
Following, let us check the exact dates for 24 solar terms in 2015 and detailed meanings for each term.
Spring
Start of Spring
Rain Water Insects Awaken Spring Equinox Pure Brightness
Lesser Cold Greater Cold Jan. 6 Jan. 20 It is getting colder, but the coldest days are yet to come. It is the coldest time of a year.
Summer solstice
Slight heat
Feb. 4
Feb. 19 Mar. 6 Mar. 21 Apr. 5
The spring season begins.
The amount of rainfall increases. Insects are awakening from winter sleep by the spring thunder. The mid-point for the spring season; Day and night are equally long on the day. It is warm, bright and everywhere gets green; It is also the time for tending graves.
Great heat
Stopping the heat
White dews
Autumn Equinox
Cold dews
Hoar-frost falls
Light snow
Heavy snow
Winter Solstice
Slight cold
Great cold
The twenty-four solar terms can be divided into three groups:
One group reflects the seasonal changes (including 8 terms): Start of Spring, Start of Summer, Start of Autumn and Start of Winter mark the four seasons; Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Autumn Equinox, and Winter Solstice reflect the height changes of the sun from the astronomy aspect.
Pure Brightness
The date of each solar term is basically fixed with minor differences of within one or two days. Each month has two solar terms.
Grain rain
Twenty-four Chinese Solar Terms
By 文振帆 王恒俊
Grain in ear
24 Solar Terms
Based on the changes of the sun's position in the zodiac throughout the year and practical needs of agriculture in ancient China, the “24 solar terms” is an important kind of calendar in China. It indicates different periods of seasons, the changes of weather, some natural phenomena and more, guiding farmers in agriculture production greatly. Common people also follow the calendar to watch out weather changes and live a healthy life.
Insects awaken
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One embodies natural phenomena (including 4 terms): Insects Awaken, Pure Brightness, Grain Full and Grain in Ear
Vernal Equinox
The rest reflects the climate changes (including 12 terms): Slight Heat, Great Heat, The End of Heat, Lesser Cold and Greater Cold tell the temperature changes; Rain Water, Grain Rain, Light Snow and Heavy Snow reflect the precipitation levels; White Dew, Cold Dew and Frost Descent reflect the dropping process and degree of the temperature.
Cold Dew
Frost Descent
Oct. 8
Oct. 24
The dews are becoming frost.
Frost appears and the temperature begins to descent.
Start of Winter
Winter
Start of Winter Nov. 8
Grain Full
Grain in Ear Summer Solstice Slight Heat Great heat
May 21 Grains are getting plump but not ripe yet.
Jun. 6 Jun. 22 Jul. 7 Jul. 23
Start of Summer
Start of Autumn Autumn
Start of Autumn The End of Heat White Dew Autumn Equinox Aug. 7 The autumn season begins. Aug. 23 The hot summer is coming to an end and heat stops. Sep. 8
The rains
Origin
As early as the Shang Dynasty (17th century BC - 1046 BC), the Chinese ancestors had already established four major solar terms. During the Zhou Dynasty (1046 256 BC), eight solar terms marking the four seasons were established: Start of Spring, Spring Equinox, Start of Summer, Summer Solstice, Start of Autumn, Autumn Equinox, Start of Winter, and Winter Solstice. Until the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD), the present 24 solar terms was established completely.
Grain Rain
Apr. 20
Rainfall increases which is helpful to grain crops.
Start of Spring
Summer
Start of Summer May 6 The summer season begins. Wheat grows ripe marking the beginning of a busy farming season. The sun altitude arrive the highest in north; It has the longest daytime of the year. The hottest days are yet to come. The hottest time of a year.
Light Snow Heavy Snow Nov. 22 Dec. 7
The winter season begins.
It begins to snow but can't accumulate a lot on the ground. It begins to snow heavily.
It has the shortest daytime of a year; After the day, many places in China go into the coldest Winter Solstice Dec. 22 period; People in northern China eat dumplings on the day and sweet soup balls for the people in the South.
It is getting cooler and dewdrops appear on grass and trees in the morning.
The mid-point for the autumn season; Sep. 23 The temperature begins to decrease; Day and night are equally long on the day.