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Slight Cold (Xiao Han) |
Jan 5 |
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Great Cold (Da Han) |
Jan 20 |
First Moon, Spring Festival |
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Jan 28 |
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Spring Begins (Li Chun) |
Feb 3 |
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Rain Water (Yu Shui) |
Feb 18 |
Second Moon |
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Feb 26 |
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Insects Awaken (Jing Zhe) |
Mar 5 |
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Spring Equinox (Chun Fen) |
Mar 20 |
Third Moon |
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Mar 28 |
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Clear Bright (Qing Ming) |
Apr 4 |
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Grain Rains (Gu Yu) |
Apr 20 |
Fourth Moon |
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Apr 26 |
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Summer Begins (Li Xia) |
May 5 |
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Grain Fills (Xiao Man) |
May 21 |
Fifth Moon |
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May 26 |
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Ears of Grain (Mang Zhong) |
June 5 |
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Summer Solstice (Xia Zhi) |
Jun 21 |
Sixth Moon |
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July 23 |
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Slight Heat (Xiao Shu) |
July 7 |
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Great Heat (Da Shu) |
July 22 |
Seventh Moon |
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Aug 22 |
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Autumn Begins (Li Qiu) |
Aug 7 |
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Limit of Heat (Chu Shu) |
Aug 23 |
Eighth Moon |
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Sept 20 |
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White Dew (Bai Lu) |
Sept 7 |
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Autumn Equinox (Qiu Fen) |
Sept 23 |
Ninth Moon |
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Oct 20 |
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Cold Dew (Han Lu) |
Oct 8 |
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Frost's Descends (Shuang Jiang) |
Oct 23 |
Tenth Moon |
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Nov 18 |
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Winter Begins (Li Dong) |
Nov 7 |
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Slight Snow (Xiao Xue) |
Nov 22 |
Eleventh Moon |
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Dec 18 |
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Great Snow (Da Xue) |
Dec 7 |
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Winter Solstice (Dong Zhi) |
Dec 22 |
Twelfth Moon |
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Jan 17, 2018 |
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At the beginning of the year, astronomers begin from the solstices and equinoxes and then divide the year into twenty-four periods. |