English Introduction to Solar Terms Courseware目录• Introduction to solar terms• The English translation of the 24 solar terms• The significance and influence of solar termsIntroduction to solar terms01Solar terms are traditional divisions of the year based on the solar motion related to the background of stars There are 24 solar terms in a year, each representing a specific time in the solar cycleThese terms were used in acute China to guide academic practices and other aspects of daily life They have also been adapted in other East Asian countries, such as Korea, Japan, and VietnamDefinition of solar termsThe origin of solar terms can be traced back to the Shang Dynasty in China, over 3000 years agoThe solo terms were first recorded in the "Shi Jing" (Classic of Poetry), one of the oldest Chinese literary works They were later systematized and explained in detail in the "Shi Yi Jing" (Classic of Calendars and Astrology), a compilation of astronomical and calendar knowledge from the Zhou DynastyThe Origin of Solar TermsThe 24 solar terms can be classified into four categories: solstices and equinoxes, rain water, summer solstice, and minor solar termsThe rain water solar terms, such as "Qing Ming" and "Guan Gong," are related to spring rains and the beginning of the rain seasonThe solstices and equinoxes mark the most extreme points in the solar cycle, where the sun is either at its northern or southern point or directly above or below the equalClassification of solar termsThe summer solstice solar term, "Dongzhi," marks the longest day of the year and the beginning of summer in ChinaThe minor solar terms are those that do not belong to the other three categories but still play an im...
