Lixia
Seventh solar term of traditional East Asian calendars / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lìxià (literally "start of summer" or "inauguration of summer") is the 7th solar term according to the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, which divides a year into 24 solar terms (節氣).[1]
Lixia | |||||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
Chinese | 立夏 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | start of summer | ||||||||||||||
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Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||
Vietnamese alphabet | lập hạ | ||||||||||||||
Chữ Hán | 立夏 | ||||||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||||||
Hangul | 입하 | ||||||||||||||
Hanja | 立夏 | ||||||||||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||||||||||
Kanji | 立夏 | ||||||||||||||
Hiragana | りっか | ||||||||||||||
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Term | Longitude | Dates |
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Lichun | 315° | 4–5 February |
Yushui | 330° | 18–19 February |
Jingzhe | 345° | 5–6 March |
Chunfen | 0° | 20–21 March |
Qingming | 15° | 4–5 April |
Guyu | 30° | 20–21 April |
Lixia | 45° | 5–6 May |
Xiaoman | 60° | 21–22 May |
Mangzhong | 75° | 5–6 June |
Xiazhi | 90° | 21–22 June |
Xiaoshu | 105° | 7–8 July |
Dashu | 120° | 22–23 July |
Liqiu | 135° | 7–8 August |
Chushu | 150° | 23–24 August |
Bailu | 165° | 7–8 September |
Qiufen | 180° | 23–24 September |
Hanlu | 195° | 8–9 October |
Shuangjiang | 210° | 23–24 October |
Lidong | 225° | 7–8 November |
Xiaoxue | 240° | 22–23 November |
Daxue | 255° | 7–8 December |
Dongzhi | 270° | 21–22 December |
Xiaohan | 285° | 5–6 January |
Dahan | 300° | 20–21 January |
It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 45° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 60°. The word Lixia most often refers specifically to the first day of this period, the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 45°. In the Gregorian calendar, this is around May 5, and the Lixia period ends with the beginning of the next solar term, Xiaoman, around May 21.[2][3]
Lixia signifies the beginning of summer in Chinese culture,[4] and due to the importance of summer in the agrarian society of ancient China, the day is associated with many cultural traditions, which vary by region.[5]