Introduction
The ancient Chinese divided a year into 2 4equal segments acc ording to the position s of the sun on the e cliptic.
Segments:等分 Ecliptic：黄道（坐标系）
惊蜇 the Waking of Insects (3rd solar term)Mar.5,6, or 7
春分 the Spring Equinox (4th solar term)Mar.20,21 or 22
清明 Pure Brightness (5th solar term)Apr.4,5 or 6
谷雨 Grain Rain (6th solar term)Apr.19,20 or 21
Introduction by徐志源
The Solar Terms in Spring by杨荣博
• 立春 Spring begins • 雨水 The rains • 惊蛰 Insects awaken • 春分 Vernal Equinox • 清明 Clear and bright • 谷雨 Grain rain.
• Sacrifice to White Tiger • Eating pears
•Sacrifice to White Tiger
• God of misunderstanding and quarrel
• Make tooth full of oil, so that it can't open its mouth quarrel with people
立 春
The Beginning of Spring
The Beginning of Spring
• Around February 4th each year • the sun reaches the celestial
longitude of 315 degrees. • Turning point of warm and cold. • Pouring and fertilizing crops duly
during the fast growth.
Celestial: adj. 中国的 celestial longitude 黄经（度）
Health preserving in the Beginning of Spring
• Following the nature and protecting the Yangqi in body.
The Waking of Insects
The Waking of Insects
• Around March 6th each year • Significance of this name: • Hibernators are awakening by
spring thunder • The sun reaches the celestial
• Keep stomach warm.
雨 水
Rain Water
Rain Water
• Around February 18th each year • The sun reaches the celestial
longitude of 330 degrees. • Beginning of yearly rainfall • Cold before rainfall with snowflake,
• Not eat too much oily and fat food but the red Chinese date, lotus, leek, spinach, orange, honey and sugarcane.
Spleen: n.脾 leek:青蒜
spinach:菠菜 sugarcane:甘蔗
A pair of bucktooth(獠牙)
Eating pears
●People’s dry tongue and cough easily happening because of dry weather. Pears help a lot with lung.
• Take care of the liver, because spring has the nature of wood, and it is most closely connected with liver.
• White Radish and ginger will proቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱect liver well
24节气英文介绍
Introduction
All classes of authors （诸子百家）
Chinese martial arts （中国武术）
Introduction
Some Characteristics
❖ Differing from the Western World ❖ Unique and Pragmatic ❖ Guide Farming ❖ Use the Weather
Introduction
Introduction by徐志源
名称 Name
开始日期Beginning
立春 the Beginning of Spring (1st solar term)Feb.3,4, or 5
雨水 Rain Water (2nd solar term)Feb.18,19 or 20
blizzard seriously. • Keep water to provide crops
blossoming out.
Health preserving in Rain Water
• Take care of spleen and stomach, which can improve and regulate the physical metabolism
longitude of 345 degrees. • Comparatively fast growth of
temperature and good time to planting rice.
Hibernator : 冬眠的动物
Customs in the Waking of Insects