10th Solar Term: Summer Solstice, June 21. The longest daytime of the year, where sun altitude arrives the highest in the north.
第十節氣：夏至。「夏至到、鹿角解、蟬始鳴、半夏生、木槿榮。」是北半球一年中白昼最長的一天。炎熱之始在夏至。
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Summer Solstice
Mixed media, 2020 ⊙ Watercolor with found paper collage on paper. 5 x 7 in. ⊙ Various green earth pigments.
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6th Solar Term: Grain Rain, April 20. This marks the end of spring with a rapid rise in temperature and rainfall. It is a significant time for agriculture.
第六節氣：穀雨。「雨水生百穀」、是春季的最後一個節氣。
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5th Solar Term: Pure Brightness, April 4. As temperatures begin to rise and rainfall increases, trees turn green, flowers blossom, and the sun shines brightly, everything returns to life.
第五節氣：清明。「清明、乃天清地明之意。」
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4th Solar Term: Spring equinox, March 21. This marks the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
第四節氣：春分。「春分者、陰陽相伴也。故晝夜均而寒暑平。」
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3rd Solar Term: Insects Waken, Mar 6. Insects are being awakened by spring thunder and the earth begins to come back to life.
第三節氣：驚蟄。「斗指丁為驚蟄、雷鳴動、蟄蟲皆震起而出、故名驚蟄。」
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2nd Solar Term: Rain Water, Feb 19. This marks the beginning of precipitation and the number of rainfall increases from then on.
第二節氣：雨水。「東風解凍、冰雪皆散而為水、化而為雨、故名雨水。」
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1st Solar Term: Spring Begins, Feb 4. This marks the beginning of spring.
第一節氣：立春。「立」開始之意、揭開了春天的序幕及萬物復甦的開始。
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15th Solar Term: White Dew, Sep 8. The weather gradually turns cold and dew begins to form on leaves and earth in the early morning.
第十五節氣：白露。「鴻雁來，玄鳥歸。陰氣漸重、凌而為露、故名白露」是典型的秋天節氣。
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12th Solar Term: Great Heat, July 23. The hottest time of the year.
第十二節氣：大暑。「至熱之時乃大暑。」是一年中最熱的節氣。
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11th Solar Term: Moderate Heat, July 7. It signifies the hottest time of the year is coming but the extreme hot point has yet to arrive.
第十一節氣：小暑。「小暑之時樹蔭濃。」斯時天氣已熱、尚未達于極點、故名也。
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10th Solar Term: Summer Solstice, June 21. Also known as midsummer, it marks the beginning of summer and is the longest day of the year.
第十節氣：夏至。「夏至到、鹿角解、蟬始鳴、半夏生、木槿榮。」是北半球一年中白昼最長的一天、也是炎熱之始。
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9th Solar Term: Grain In Ear, June 6. This means the grains are mature and ready to be harvested. Farmers will be busy seeding millet and a cutoff point for sowing activities.
第九節氣：芒種。「芒種忙忙種」、是最適合播種有芒的谷類作物、也是種植農作物時機的分界點。
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8th Solar Term: Grain Full, May 21. The seeds from grain are maturing fully but not ripe.
第八節氣：小滿。「小滿春物見豐收」、是個代表物候變化的節氣。
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7th Solar Term: Summer Begins, May 6. The beginning of summer with the influx of heat and strong thunderstorms. This is also the period where crops will enter their peak season for growth.
第七節氣：立夏。「萬物至此皆長大」、是夏天的開始
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6th Solar Term: Grain Rain, April 20. This marks the end of spring with a rapid rise in temperature and rainfall. It is a significant time for agriculture.
第六節氣：穀雨。「雨水生百穀」、是春季的最後一個節氣。
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5th Solar Term: Pure Brightness, April 4-6. As temperatures begin to rise and rainfall increases, trees turn green, flowers blossom, and the sun shines brightly, everything returns to life.
第五節氣：清明。「清明、乃天清地明之意。」
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4th Solar Term: Spring equinox, March 21. This marks the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
第四節氣：春分。「春分者、陰陽相伴也。故晝夜均而寒暑平。」
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