The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. #MajorSnow (Chinese: #大雪), the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 7 and ends on Dec 20.
During Major Snow, the snow becomes heavy and begins to accumulate on the ground. 🌨️❄️
Today is the #LightSnow. Some areas along the Yellow River start to snow. It’s usually light snow, freezing in the night and melting in the morning. The soil is not cold enough, and snow can’t accumulate a lot on the ground. 🌨️❄️
The #StartofWinter, (Chinese: #立冬), the 19th solar term of the year, begins this year on Nov 7 and ends on Nov 21.
Start of Winter is the first solar term of #WINTER, which means #winteriscoming and crops harvested in autumn should be stored up.🌾🌾🌾
The #DoubleNinthFestival, observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar, is a traditional Chinese holiday, mentioned in writing since before the East Han period (before AD 25). ⛰️
Patriotic banners, elaborate flower displays and tightened security as China gears up to mark the 72th anniversary of #Communistsparty rule with a huge military parade in #Beijing anchoring the celebrations of its emergence as a global superpower. #HAPPYChineseNationalDay! 🇨🇳❤️🇨🇳
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Autumn #equinox, (Chinese: #秋分), the 16th solar term of the year, begins this year on Sept 23 and ends on Oct 8.Since the Autumn Equinox, most of the areas in China have entered the cool autumn. 🦀️
Falling on the 15th day of the 8th month according to the Chinese lunar calendar, the #MidAutumnFestival is the second grandest festival in China after the Chinese New Year. 🎑It takes its name from the fact that it is always celebrated in the middle of the autumn season.🥮🌕🐰
White dew, which begins from the first ten-day period of September, is one of the 24 solar terms in China. The name of white dews means that the temperature is gradually getting lower and white dews can be seen on grass leaves and tree leaves.🍂🍂🍂 #whitedew#Autumn
#QiqiaoFestival🎋 (Chinese:乞巧节), or #DoubleSeventhFestival (#七夕节), which is a most romantic festival in China particularly popular among young girls. It is related to a beautiful love story between cowherd and weaving maid handed down for thousands of years. ❤️❤️❤️
“Start of Autumn” 🍁is the 13th solar term in the 24 solar terms, meaning the beginning of the fall. Traditions around this time include “Start of Autumn” festival, “touch the autumn”, “get the autumn fat” and so on.#startofautumn
The People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China was founded on August 1, 1927. This day is an important holiday for the Chinese, that is known in the country as #armyday.🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
Today is "Xiaoshu", or "Slight Heat" in China. It is the 11th of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese Lunar Calendar which means the beginning of hot #summer, fell on July 7th this year. On this day, people customarily hang clothes outside and dry them in the sun.🍉🍉🍉