The Chinese Agricultural Calendar uses lunar months to determine its dates, but it also has “solar terms” which are based on the solar year. These solar terms helped the ancient Chinese people ...

It's the beginning of the new year as marked by the ancient Chinese calendar that blended Earth's revolutions around the sun ...

falls on the second day of the second month on the traditional Chinese calendar every year, and recognizes the start of spring and farming. This year it falls on March 1. Ancient people believed ...

Pure Brightness or Qingming in Chinese, the fifth solar term of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on April 4th this year. It reveals a sense of mourning, a lively atmosphere of spring and even a sense ...

“Chu” means the end and “Shu” refers to the summer, according to the ancient Chinese calendar used to guide farming. Ancient inhabitants believed the weather changed every 15 days and the ...