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China’s traditional agricultural calendar is a marvel.  Perfectly timed to the movements of the sun, the calendar breaks down four cardinal seasons into twenty-four cycles (节期). Big moments like the summer solstice hit precisely in the middle of the season, with three, two-week cycles on either side.  It’s all quite tidy. This is a calendarContinue reading “Lixia 立夏, Summer begins”