The spring thunder is most noticeable during the Awakening of Insects solar term. An old Chinese saying goes: "If the first spring thunder crashes before the Awakening of Insects solar term, there ...

The year 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the successful inscription of the 24 Solar Terms, knowledge in China of time and practices developed through observation of the sun's annual motion, as a ...

Start of Spring, the first of the 24 solar terms, marks nature's grand opening banquet. As Song Dynasty poet Su Shi depicts ...

BEIJING, 3 February (BelTA - Xinhua) - The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Spring (Chinese: 立春), the first solar term of the year, begins this year on ...

"The spring rain heralds spring's clear and bright days, summer's fullness arrives with the heat in waves..." This folk rhyme serves as a key to unlocking the spiritual world of the Chinese people. In ...

Spring rain arrives, bringing life to all things. Rain Water, the second term of the 24 Solar Terms, is nature's gentle gift to us. As fine threads of drizzle nourish the earth, all rouses from the ...

Awakening of Insects (Jingzhe), the 3rd of China's 24 solar terms, when spring thunder is said to rouse hibernating life, arrives on March 5. As temperatures rise and rains increase, the soil warms ...

A spring pancake is prepared at a restaurant in Chaoyang district, Beijing, on Tuesday, one day ahead of lichun, or Start of Spring, the first of China’s traditional 24 solar terms. For many Chinese ...