ABSTRACT
The twenty-four Solar "joints and breaths" of the year.
Feb. 5th Li Ch'iin -JL t: Beginning of Spring
Feb. 19th Yii Shui Wi #. Spring rains Mar. 6th Ching Che .- t-Feast of excited insects Mar. 20th Ching Fen ~ ~ Vernal equinox April 5th Ch'ing Ming ~ J!A Clear and bright April 20th Ku Yii
• Wi Grain rain
May 5th Li Hsia jr I. Beginning of Summer May 21st Hsiao Man I]" $ Grain fills June 6th Mang Chun ~ ~ Grain in ear June 21st Hsia Chih ~ ~ Summer solstice July 7th Hsiao Shu I]" • Slight heat July 23rd Ta Shu *- ,f Great heat Aug. 8th Li Chiu
-JL :fk Autumn begins Aug. 23rd Ch'u Shu JA! • End of heat Sept. 8th Pai Lu t1 • White dews Sept. 23rd Ch'iu Fen :fk ~ Autumnal equinox Oct. 8th Han Lu ~ • Cold dews Oct. 23rd Shuang Chiang ~ ~ Hoar frost falls Nov. 7th Li Tung
-JL ~ Beginning of winter Nov. 22nd Hsiao Hsiieh I} ~ Early snow Dec. 7th Ta Hsiieh *- ~ Great snow Dec. 21st Tung Chih ~ ~ Winter solstice Jan. 6th Hsiao Han I]" ~ Slight cold Jan. 21st Ta Han *- ~ Great cold
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