If you come to China, you should know about the 24 solar terms（节气）. It's one of Chinese traditional cultures. It112 major solar terms（大节气） and 12 minor solar terms（小节气）. They224 days and climates. It 3 Chinese through thousands years of experience and knowledge. It is a kind of 4 which is used to guide the farming work according to its date. Ancient Chinese mainly lived on farm, and farming work depended on the movement of the sun.5, the 24 solar terms came to birth. It really played an important 6 in ancient China.
From the names of the 24 solar terms, we can see that the solar terms7considers the change of natural phenomena（现象）, such as seasons and climates. We can know 8 the ancient weather was like from it. Certainly, it shows ancient Chinese were so9 to invent it.
It's listed as UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage（非物质文化遗产） on November 30, 2016. The world also regards it as" the China's fifth top invention". Though it first started in China, it 10 many countries in East Asia. All of Chinese like it very much.
