中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第37期:節氣概述

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A Brief Introduction of Solar Terms

節氣概述

Solar Terms is a calendar of twenty-four periods and climate to govern agricultural arrangements in ancient China and functions even now. As we have mentioned the Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, it takes into account the longest and the shortest days and the two days each year when the length of the day equals that of the night. In other words, the significant days are the Summer and Winter Solstices and the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes.

24節氣中國古代治理農業的日曆，即使是現在其功能依舊。正如我們所提到的中國曆法是一個陰陽曆，它考慮到晝夜最長和最短的天和每年中有兩天是晝夜平分的。換句話說，有重要意義的日子是夏至和冬至，春分和秋分。