Solar term
Also called: jie qi, jieqi, 節氣
One of the 24 jiéqì (節氣) that divide the Chinese solar year, the Sun at each 15° of tropical longitude. The twelve major 節 (like 立春 Start of Spring) set the month pillars; they are the backbone of the Chinese calendar.
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