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The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (节气/節氣). [1] Shuāngjiàng, Sōkō, Sanggang, or Sương giáng (Chinese and Japanese: 霜降; pinyin: shuāngjiàng; rōmaji: sōkō; Korean: 상강; romaja: sanggang; Vietnamese: sương giáng; lit. 'frost descent') is the 18th solar term
Solar terms originated in China, then spread to Korea, Vietnam, and Japan, countries in the East Asian cultural sphere. Although each term was named based on the seasonal changes of climate in the North China Plain , peoples living in the different climates still use it without changes. [ 6 ]
Solar term; Term Longitude Dates Lichun: 315° 4–5 February Yushui: 330° 18–19 February Jingzhe: 345° 5–6 March Chunfen: 0° 20–21 March Qingming: 15°
Jīngzhé, 惊蛰, is the 3rd of the 24 solar terms (節氣) in the traditional Chinese calendars. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 345° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 360°. More often, it refers to the day when the Sun is exactly at a celestial longitude of 345°.
The calendar solar year, known as the suì, (歲; 岁) begins on the December solstice and proceeds through the 24 solar terms. [7] Since the speed of the Sun's apparent motion in the elliptical is variable, the time between major solar terms is not fixed. This variation in time between major solar terms results in different solar year lengths.
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Lìxià (literally "start of summer" or "inauguration of summer") is the 7th solar term according to the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, which divides a year into 24 solar terms . [ 1 ] It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 45° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 60°.
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