The Beginning of Summer Countdown is an online countdown tool focused on the traditional Chinese twenty-four solar terms—specifically, the Beginning of Summer. It accurately calculates how many days, hours, minutes, and even seconds remain until the next Beginning of Summer solar term. Whether you want to understand traditional solar term dates or simply feel the passage of time, this tool provides clear and intuitive countdown information.
According to the tool's configuration, its core function is to calculate the countdown for the specific solar term "Beginning of Summer" (configuration information: "date": "Beginning of Summer", "type": "jieqi"), aiming to help users easily grasp the arrival of the Beginning of Summer.
This tool does not require any user operation; simply open the page.
"type": "jieqi", "date": "Beginning of Summer"), this tool is specifically for the "Beginning of Summer" solar term countdown. If you need to calculate other solar terms, you may need to use other specialized tools or future versions' functions.The twenty-four solar terms are a knowledge system formed by ancient Chinese laborers through observing the sun's annual movement and understanding the patterns of seasonal, climatic, and phenological changes throughout the year. It divides a year into twenty-four segments, each lasting about fifteen days, used to guide agricultural production and daily life. Spring Begins, Rain Water, Insects Awaken, Spring Equinox, Clear and Bright, Grain Rain; Summer Begins, Grain Fills, Grain in Ear, Summer Solstice, Minor Heat, Major Heat; Autumn Begins, End of Heat, White Dew, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Frost's Descent; Winter Begins, Minor Snow, Major Snow, Winter Solstice, Minor Cold, Major Cold, are these twenty-four solar terms.
The solar terms are not only guides for agricultural production but are also deeply integrated into Chinese customs, dietary culture, and health preservation, representing the crystallization of the Chinese nation's wisdom and embodying the philosophical idea of harmony between humans and nature.
Beginning of Summer is the seventh of the twenty-four solar terms and the first solar term of summer. Every year on May 5th or 6th, when the sun reaches celestial longitude 45 degrees, it is the Beginning of Summer. "Li" (立) means beginning, and "Xia" (夏) means large, so Beginning of Summer signifies the start of summer, when all things grow large. China has a vast territory, and Beginning of Summer customs vary across regions, but generally include welcoming summer, tasting new foods, and weighing oneself.
For example, in the Jiangnan region, there is "Beginning of Summer Rice," where seasonal vegetables like peas, bamboo shoots, and broad beans are cooked with rice, symbolizing "bumper harvests"; in some places, people eat eggs and tea eggs, symbolizing health and peace and praying to avoid summer illnesses; there is also the custom of "weighing people on Beginning of Summer," which is said to prevent summer diseases by weighing oneself on this day, expressing people's wishes for health and expectations for a good harvest. These customs all reflect the ancients' wisdom of adapting to the solar terms and respecting nature.
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2025.10-13
