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Song formula of twenty-four solar terms
The full version formula of the 24 solar terms Song Dynasty is as follows:

The spring rain shakes the spring and clears the valley, and the summer is full of mountains and summers.

Autumn dew, autumn frost, little snow in winter and cold in winter.

The two festivals remain unchanged every month, with a maximum difference of one or two days.

The first half of the year is June 2 1 day, and the second half is August 23.

This song is compiled according to the law of names for the convenience of memory. The first four sentences are composed of one word in each solar term in sequence, which is the main body of the whole solar term song, and the last four sentences are the time laws of the 24 solar terms.

The significance of the twenty-four solar terms

Twenty-four solar terms are special festivals in the calendar to express natural rhythm changes and establish "December construction", and each solar term has its own unique meaning.

Twenty-four solar terms are the product of ancient farming civilization, a knowledge system formed by ancient ancestors who followed the farming season and understood the changing laws of seasons, climate and phenology in a year by observing the movement of celestial bodies, which played an extremely important role in people's daily life.

Twenty-four solar terms are an important part of the Chinese nation's long history and culture, a seasonal system guiding agricultural production, and a folk custom system with a long cultural connotation and historical accumulation.