Tenth solar term of traditional East Asian calendars
Xiazhi
Chinese
夏至
Literal meaning
"summer's extreme"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
xiàzhì
Bopomofo
ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓˋ
IPA
[ɕjâ.ʈʂɻ̩̂]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
haah ji
Jyutping
haa6 zi3
IPA
[haː˨.tsiː˧]
Solar term
Term
Longitude
Dates
Lichun
315°
4–5 February
Yushui
330°
18–19 February
Jingzhe
345°
5–6 March
Chunfen
0°
20–21 March
Qingming
15°
4–5 April
Guyu
30°
20–21 April
Lixia
45°
5–6 May
Xiaoman
60°
21–22 May
Mangzhong
75°
5–6 June
Xiazhi
90°
21–22 June
Xiaoshu
105°
7–8 July
Dashu
120°
22–23 July
Liqiu
135°
7–8 August
Chushu
150°
23–24 August
Bailu
165°
7–8 September
Qiufen
180°
23–24 September
Hanlu
195°
8–9 October
Shuangjiang
210°
23–24 October
Lidong
225°
7–8 November
Xiaoxue
240°
22–23 November
Daxue
255°
7–8 December
Dongzhi
270°
21–22 December
Xiaohan
285°
5–6 January
Dahan
300°
20–21 January
Xiàzhì is the 10th solar term, and marks the summer solstice,[1] in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar dividing a year into 24 solar terms.[2]
It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 90° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 105°. The word xiazhi most often refers specifically to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 90°. In the Gregorian calendar, this is around 21 June, and the Xiazhi period ends with the beginning of the next solar term, Xiaoshu, around 7 July.[1][3]
Xiazhi is considered the middle of the summer and the beginning of the hottest part of summer.[4][5] Although it was once celebrated with traditional customs, these customs have mostly died out, and Xiazhi is not observed much anymore.[4]
^ abStepanchuk, Carol (1991). Mooncakes and Hungry Ghosts: Festivals of China. San Francisco: China Books & Periodicals. ISBN 0-8351-2481-9.
^Zhang, Peiyu; Hunag, Hongfeng (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^Yang, Dr Herong (10 January 2021). Chinese Calendar Algorithm - Year 1901 to 2100. HerongYang.com. p. 34. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ abCite error: The named reference 中國節日的故事 2001 Xiazhi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^夏文. "夏至吃面配菜出彩" [Eating noodles with side dishes is excellent for Xiazhi]. 人民网 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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