Major Snow, the 21st solar term on the traditional Chinese calendar, begins this year on Dec 7. This is when the temperature drops significantly, and heavy snowfall is expected.
Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu, is one of the three most important traditional Chinese festivals, the other two being the Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn.
Along the avenue, the Fisher Maiden sculpture demonstrates the devoted spirit of this special economic zone. The world’s largest ocean theme park exhibits legendary rare aquatic animals.
Grain Buds, (Chinese: 小满), the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 21 this year, and ends on June 5. It means that the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe.
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Summer (Chinese: 立夏), the 7th term of the year, begins on May 6 and ends on May 20 this year.
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Rain (Chinese: 谷雨), as the last term in spring, starts on April 20 and ends on May 4.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Clear and Bright (Chinese: 清明), the 5th solar term, starts this year on Apr 5 and ends on Apr 19.