2024 Solar Calendar

The "twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar," also known as the "twenty-four solar terms," is a time knowledge system and practice formed by the Chinese people by observing the annual movement of the sun.

The twenty-four solar terms are specific seasons in the calendar that represent changes in natural rhythms and establish the "Twelve Months." The twenty-four solar terms accurately reflect the changes in natural rhythms and play a significant role in people's daily lives. It is not only a time system that guides agricultural production but also a folk custom system that contains rich folk customs. The twenty-four solar terms contain long cultural connotations and historical accumulation and are an essential part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation.

In the international meteorological community, the twenty-four solar terms are known as "China's fifth-greatest invention." On November 30, 2016, they were officially included in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

WHAT IS THE 24 SOLAR TERMS?

The "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" is a product of ancient farming civilization. It is a knowledge system formed by ancient ancestors who followed the farming season, observed the movement of celestial bodies, and understood the changing laws of seasons, climate, phenology, etc., during the year. The twenty-four solar terms were initially formulated based on the movement of the stars. The Big Dipper rotates in cycles, and one rotation of the handle clockwise is a cycle called "year" (photography). The current "twenty-four solar terms" are based on the sun's return to the ecliptic. The sun's position is formulated by dividing the annual motion trajectory of the sun into 24 equal parts, with every 15° being an equal part and every equal part being a solar term. One year, four seasons, three months each in spring, summer, autumn, and winter, each month has two solar terms, each with its unique meaning.