What does the solar term mean?

A solar term is to arrange activities such as life and farming according to the laws of the lunar calendar and the sun.

Solar terms refer to dividing a year into 24 solar terms according to the traditional laws of the lunar calendar and the sun in China, such as beginning of spring, rain and fright. These solar terms mark the changes of seasons and the periodic changes of nature. People adjust their life, farming and other activities by coping with different solar terms to adapt to the changes in the natural environment. For example, after beginning of spring, people will begin to prepare for spring ploughing and planting crops; In the solar term of rain, people will pay attention to flood control and drainage and make rational use of rainwater resources. The purpose of solar terms is to follow the laws of nature and arrange life and farming reasonably, so as to improve production efficiency and quality of life.