Customs in Summer Solstice
Dragon Boat Racing in Zhejiang The day of Summer Solstice is the longest of the year. Therefore, one saying is very popular in Shaoxing City which goes, "To play, play on the day of Summer Solstice". In ancient times, people worshipped their ancestors on this day. In addition, when Summer Solstice comes, the summer harvest of wheat is over. The tradition of eating noodles on Summer Solstice comes from the custom of tasting the flavor of new wheat.
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Summer Solstice Weather in China
Summer Solstice means the beginning of a hot summer. Convective Weather, Rainstorm Crops, Plum Rains and High Temperature Summer Solstice are usually appeared in Summer Solstice. Summer Solstice means the beginning of a hot summer. It is not only hot but also suffocating. Several kinds of weather, described below, deserve people's attention.
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The way to Calculate Summer Solstice
Formula: [Y*D+C]-L Note: Y refers to the last two numbers of a year, such as 10 in 2010, 08 in 2008 D=0.2422 L=the number of leap years 21st century C=21.37 20th century C=22.20 Example: The date of Grain Buds in 2088=[88×.0.2422+21.37]-[88/4]=42-22=20, Summer Solstice falls on June 20th. Exceptions: 1928, add one to the calculated result
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The origin of Summer Solstice
The summer solstice falls on June 21st or 22nd every year. It is the tenth solar term of the 24 Chinese solar terms, marking the day of the longest daytime and shortest nighttime. Starting on the summer solstice, the days begin to draw out. In another ancient book, we find that people called Summer Solstice "Chaojie." Women gave colored fans and sachets to each other. Fans could help them feel not so hot and the sachets could drive away mosquitoes and make them smell sweet.
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Craftwork Treasure of China 13— shadow puppet中国工艺珍宝13光魅皮影
中国工艺美术，源远流长，技艺精湛，品类繁多，是人类文化艺术宝库中一颗璀璨的明珠。雍容大方、富丽华贵的玉石雕刻，工艺独特、装饰华丽的漆器，造型典雅、色彩别致的陶瓷，繁缛精美、华丽纤巧的江南织绣，无一不闪烁着中国工艺美术大师们的智慧之光，他们用自己卓越而丰富的表现技巧，创造了一个又一个传世珍宝，为世界文明史册增添了辉煌的一页。
Chinese works of art, with its long history, exquisite skill and rich variety ,is a lustrous pearl in the treasure-house of culture and art of human kind. Stately and magnificent jade ware, richly decorated lacquer ware made with special skill, elegantly molded and painted earthenware and most delicate embroidery from the southern districts of the Yangtze River reflect the glistering wisdom of Chinese masters of works of art, who created superb art treasures with outstanding craftsmanship and versatile skill and added a splendid page to the record of the history of world culture.
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Introduction
“Summer Solstice” comes on June 21 to June 22 each year when the sun altitude arrivethe highest in north. This day has the longest day time of the year in the NorthernHemisphere and the sunshine in many cities in south China may last fourteen hours perday. After this day, the spot of the direct sunlight gradually moves southward. Although,this day has the longest daylight, it’s not the hottest. As traditional Chinese booksdescribed, there are three periods of the hot season. It starts around “SummerSolstice” and ends around “Autumn Begins”. The temperature rises day by day and thehottest days come around mid-July to mid-August, where temperatures of some cities inChina reach 40 degree Celsius. After this day, thunderstorms often come aroundafternoons and evenings. Old poems also describe this season as, “with sunshine inthe east and rain in the west, you can’t tell whether it’s fine or not.” People in ancienttimes called this day as “Summer Festival” and during the Song Dynasty, officials weregiven 3 days holiday to rest at home.
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